Data Review of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics Database

Description

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) maintains a central global database for internationally comparable statistics in four thematic domains: (1) education, (2) science, technology and innovation, (3) culture, as well as (4) demography and socio-economics. As UNESCO’s official statistical agency, the UIS compiles extensive datasets - including almost 5,000 education indicators - that underpin global monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) and inform evidence-based policymaking at national and international levels. The database is supported by detailed metadata, classification frameworks, thematic dashboards, and country profiles, with data accessible in multiple formats (CSV, Excel, JSON) together with the corresponding methodological documentation. Education constitutes by far the largest and most detailed domain in the UIS database, but data availability across countries and years remains uneven, with notable gaps in several indicators and regions. Overall, the UIS database provides broad thematic coverage and a high degree of international comparability, although limitations in temporal continuity and geographic completeness continue to restrict certain types of cross-country analyses.

Countries

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Other Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

Keywords

Education Demography Culture Sustainable Development Goals Sdgs Education Statistics Sdg 4 Science Technology And Innovation Socio-Economy Unesco Uis

Language of data

Arabic English French Spanish

Disciplines

Culture Education Science Socio-Economics And Demography Technology And Innovation

Methods of data collection

Administrative Data International Surveys National Surveys Statistical Reporting