Interactive program for accessing education data compiled by USAID from UNESCO sources. Users can access data to measure the performance of a specific country over time in areas such as school enrollments, public expenditure on education, and gender equity.
For most of the 115 indicators, time-series data begins in 1980 and are presented as single years through 1996 or 1997. With over 200 countries represented, the database is also a useful tool for cross-country comparisons of education indicators. User first selects countries by either clicking on a map or names on a list. On the list, countries are grouped by region and by income group. After choosing countries, the user selects indicators and years from a separate list grouped into five categories: Country Information (general social and economic data), Education Finance, Primary Education, Secondary Education, and Tertiary Education. The program processes the user’s selections and then presents the data in both graphic and spreadsheet formats. The data and graphs may be printed, copied to the “Clipboard” (for temporary storage until they are pasted into another software environment su ch as a spreadsheet) or exported into Microsoft Excel or HTML formats. In addition, the GED allows the user to save a specific selection as a “scenario” which can then be reloaded and examined or edited at a later time. Programme and data can be downloaded free from WWW site.