Definition Diverse set of technological tools and resources used to transmit, store, create, share or exchange information. These technological tools and resources include computers, the Internet ...

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 ...

According to UIS data, less than 30% of the world’s researchers are women. To reduce this gap, we must go beyond the numbers and identify the qualitative factors that deter women from pursuing careers ...

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Definition Training that is concurrent to official teaching responsibilities to improve teachers’ qualifications and skills. In-service training can be compulsory relating to official professional ...

Background Information on Education Statistics in the UIS Database – February 2025 ...

How much do governments spend on education? Who pays for education and how are the resources spent? These seemingly simple questions are difficult to answer for many countries that lack sustainable ...

To help countries fulfill their promise to close the gender gap by 2030, the UIS disaggregates all indicators by sex to the extent possible, produces parity indices and develops new indicators to ...

Explore Saudi Arabia's data on education, science, culture, and communication through UNESCO's Institute for Statistics.

DefinitionNatural heritage refers to natural features, geological and physiographical formations and delineated areas that constitute the habitat of threatened species of animals and plants and ...

The UIS has published updated data on the human and financial resources devoted to R&D for 161 countries and territories. This includes the results of the UIS 2017 R&D Statistics Survey, as well as ...

DefinitionThe conservation of cultural heritage refers to the measures taken to extend the life of cultural heritage while strengthening transmission of its significant heritage messages and values.