R&D (SDG 9.5) Data Release - February 2025: Highlights SDG 9.5 on Research and development (R&D): The UIS, as the custodian agency, collects data and produces two key indicators to monitor progress ...

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is pleased to announce its February 2025data release for expenditure on culture and natural heritage (SDG 11.4.1). Indicator 11.4.1: 11.4.1 Total expenditure ...

Global spending on R&D has reached a record high of almost US$ 1.7 trillion. About 10 countries account for 80% of spending. As part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries have pledged ...

UIS releases data for reference year 2016 New figures on the number of children out of school worldwide reveal that, despite decades of efforts to get every child into the classroom, progress has come ...

Throughout the review process, the specific digital literacy competences and proficiency levels valued by adults were found to depend largely on their specific country and economic sector contexts. As ...

The UIS is excited to introduce the new UIS Data Browser which brings together all our data on education, science, and culture, making it a convenient resource for everyone, from policymakers to ...

Every September, the UIS updates its education data, making it more comprehensive and detailed. This includes data collected regularly from UIS surveys of national authorities, household surveys, ...

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is pleased to announce the launch of its 2024 Survey of Research and Development (R&D) Statistics. This survey collects data to support the global monitoring ...

A new paper from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), Education and Disability, presents the first in-depth analysis of available data for 49 countries.It confirms that persons with disabilities ...

Children and adolescents with disabilities are more likely to be out of school or to leave school before completing primary education Under the banner of accountable and participatory governance for ...

Education Data Release – September 2023 New education data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) released this week track country progress towards Sustainable Development Goal objectives for ...

A new synthesis report by UN-Habitat on SDG 11 monitoring includes data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) on cultural and natural heritage. Released for the High Level Political Forum ...