UNESCO Institute for Statistics

🌍 Today is World #ScienceDay for Peace and Development! 💡 Investing in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) drives economic growth and fosters sustainable, inclusive development. 🔬 📊 The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) provides comprehensive indicators on human and financial resources invested in Research and development (R&D) across all stages of development. 🔍 By focusing on core data, the UIS supports global monitoring of #SDG 9.5, and other key R&D indicators, including gender equality in science. Explore the latest #Data on Science, Technology and Innovation: https://lnkd.in/ePnyVW6e #ResearchAndDevelopment #Science #SustainableDevelopment #Innovation #Technology #SDG9

Register today!    Join IDRC and #GPEKIX, in collaboration with the Global Partnership for Education and the Gates Foundation, for a dynamic conversation on how education data is being used to strengthen teaching and learning across classrooms, districts, and national systems.     It’s all happening on November 13th – register here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dmJsawM3   You’ll learn about:   🔹 Tools and strategies for measuring and reporting learning outcomes   🔹 Insights on effective data use in decision-making, drawn from the GPE KIX synthesis report on Education Data Systems and Data Use   🔹 Country case studies from Burkina Faso, India, Kenya and Uganda, showcasing how data is used to improve foundational learning     Featured Speakers:   💠 Tricia Wind – GPE KIX, IDRC   💠 Ramya Vivekanandan – GPE   💠 Alpha Bah – UNESCO Institute for Statistics  💠  Jacqueline Jere-Folotiya - Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)   💠 John Mugo – Zizi Afrique Foundation, presenting insights from the Unlocking Data initiative in Kenya   💠 Vinod Karate – Central Square Foundation, architect of the State Reform Playbook supporting India’s NIPUN Bharat mission   💠 Jaria Allen Nabirye – Mayuge District, Uganda, pioneer in implementing DHIS2 for Education with support from University of Oslo and HISP Uganda   💠 Sawadogo Jerome – Manga Basic Education District, Burkina Faso, implementing the KIX-STATS-EDUCATION platform with support from African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)   💠 Moderator: Clio Dintilhac – Gates Foundation     🎯Don’t miss it!      IDRC in Eastern and Southern Africa | CRDI en Afrique orientale et australe  CRDI en Afrique centrale et de l'Ouest | IDRC in West and Central Africa KIX Afrique 21 l African Union Pan-African Institute of Education for Development (IPED)  l NORRAG KIX Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Asia and Pacific (EMAP) Hub  

📢 Join the UNESCO Institute for Statistics! The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is the official source of internationally comparable data on education, sciences, culture, and communication. UIS works to improve the availability, quality, and comparability of data and to strengthen member states’ capacity to produce and use statistics, advancing evidence-based policymaking. We are looking for experienced professionals to join our team in the following roles: P-4 Senior Project Officer (Learning Assessment) 👉 https://lnkd.in/eqgHfsZ8 📍 Montreal | Serves as Principal Technical Lead for the Learning Assessment Programme, developing and implementing international standards and psychometric tools to support SDG reporting and national assessment strategies. P-3 Project Officer (Learning Assessment)  👉 https://lnkd.in/eUWAxQfA 📍 Montreal | Supports the implementation of the UIS learning assessment work programme. P-3 Project Officer - Education Statistics (Arab States) 👉 https://lnkd.in/eQ26gWYE 📍 Beirut | Strengthens the coverage and quality of core UIS indicators in the Arab States, supports national capacity development, enhances SDG monitoring, and promotes UIS’ visibility and partnerships. 🗓️ Application deadline: 21 November 2025 (Midnight Paris Time) #Opportunity #UNJobs #SDG4 #VacancyAlert #Hiring #jobopportunity #UNESCO #UNESCOCareers #DataJobs #EducationData #Education #Montreal #Beirut #LearningAssessment

The General Conference of UNESCO elected Mr. Khaled El-Enany Ezz (Egypt) as Director-General of the Organization. The new Director-General will succeed Audrey Azoulay, who has held this position since 2017. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ea3irRHv #unescoGC

From 21 to 22 October 2025, in collaboration with the UNESCO Regional Office for the #Caribbean, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) held a workshop on Heritage Finance Statistics for Caribbean Small Island Developing States (#SIDS) in Kingston, #Jamaica. Over two days, participants from 15 Caribbean SIDS strengthened their capacity to compile, validate, and report high-quality heritage finance statistics for national and global monitoring of SDG 11.4.1. Through targeted training and regional collaboration, the workshop supported countries in: 🔹 Improving coordination and data flow between National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and ministries of culture, ensuring a holistic approach to heritage finance data. 🔹 Enhancing national data systems to better inform policy decisions, resource allocation, and SDG 11.4.1 monitoring. 🔹 Strengthening heritage finance statistics in line with UIS international methodologies and standards to improve comparability and reliability. 🔹 Building the skills of national experts to compile, validate, and report consistent data. 🔹 Promoting peer learning and the exchange of good practices among Caribbean countries. The UIS remains committed to supporting Member States in acquiring the technical capacity and knowledge needed to produce national data for #SDG 11.4.1, thereby increasing data coverage and improving the quality of heritage finance statistics. #CulturalStatistics #UNESCO #Statistics #Culture #Heritage Lydia Deloumeaux Eric FALT Anna Mignosa Yuri Peshkov

📊 From 23 to 24 October 2025, in Willemstad, Curaçao, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) joined the Technical Dialogue between the Regional Network of Planning Officers (RNPO) and the Advisory Group on Statistics (AGS)—a two-day exchange focused on strengthening education data systems across CARICOM. During the workshop, the UIS presented on the relevance of household surveys and population censuses for monitoring SDG 4 — highlighting practical ways that Ministries of Education and NSOs can collaborate on the design and use of survey and census data to improve the coverage, validity, and comparability of education indicators. The UIS remains committed to supporting CARICOM: Caribbean Community partners in advancing education monitoring through better data governance, analytics, and coordinated reporting for #SDG4. #CARICOM #Education #Data #Statistics Alasdair McWilliam

⏰ Webinar Alert! Join IDRC and #GPEKIX, in collaboration with the Global Partnership for Education and the Gates Foundation, for a dynamic conversation on how education data is being used to strengthen teaching and learning across classrooms, districts, and national systems. It’s all happening on November 13th – register here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dmJsawM3 You’ll learn about:   💠 Tools and strategies for measuring and reporting learning outcomes  💠Insights on effective data use in decision-making, drawn from the GPE KIX synthesis report on Education Data Systems and Data Use  💠Country case studies from Burkina Faso, India, Kenya and Uganda, showcasing how data is used to improve foundational learning 🎙️Featured Speakers:   🔹 Tricia Wind – GPE KIX, IDRC  🔹 Ramya Vivekanandan – GPE  🔹Alpha Bah  – UNESCO Institute for Statistics  🔹John Mugo – Zizi Afrique Foundation, presenting insights from the Unlocking Data initiative in Kenya  🔹Vinod Karate – Central Square Foundation, architect of the State Reform Playbook supporting India’s NIPUN Bharat mission  🔹Jaria Allen Nabirye – Mayuge District, Uganda, pioneer in implementing DHIS2 for Education with support from University of Oslo and HISP Uganda  🔹Sawadogo Jerome – Manga Basic Education District, Burkina Faso, implementing the KIX-STATS-EDUCATION platform with support from African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)  🔹Moderator: Clio Dintilhac – Gates Foundation 🎯Don’t miss it! 

🌍 The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) works to strengthen the global evidence base across education, sciences, and culture. 🎓 #SDG4 data coverage rates have shown steady progress since the previous biennium in all regions, supported by the UIS’s ongoing modernization of #data collection processes, methodological work and intensified engagement with Member States and partners through its regional teams. Beyond #education, the UIS continues to strengthen #data in other areas, such as #researchanddevelopment (R&D), where data are available for 103 countries and territories, marking a 14.4% increase from the previous biennium; and in #culture, where data on the protection of cultural and natural #heritage are available for 81 countries and territories, representing a 23% increase. The UIS remains committed to providing accessible, high-quality data that supports evidence-based policies and actions around the world. 🔍  Learn more about our work: https://lnkd.in/ew36YymH

Millions of girls are still denied their #RightToEducation. Closing this gap is urgent—for them & for our shared future. 🔍 Explore the latest facts on girls’ and women’s #education:  👉 https://lnkd.in/e9AK9srn

👩🏫 Women teach the youngest learners in large numbers. But their presence declines from pre-primary to tertiary level. 🔍 Discover the latest facts on girls’ and women’s #education: 👉 https://lnkd.in/e9AK9srn #HerEducationOurFuture