UNESCO releases data from 2006 education survey
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) has released the data from its 2006 survey of international education indicators. The database, available free of charge at the UIS Data Centre , contains annual data for 206 countries and territories from the years 1999 to 2006. For most countries, the latest available data is from the year 2005. The chart below presents the distribution of the latest national data for six indicators that are closely linked to the Millennium Development Goals on education. Distribution of latest national data from UIS 2006 education survey Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Data Centre, June 2007, stats.uis.unesco.org . The primary school net enrollment rate is available for 177 countries. In 134 countries, the latest data is from 2005 and in 6 countries, the primary NER for 2006 is provided. For two indicators - the survival rate to the last grade of primary school and the transition rate from primary to secondary school - the latest available data for...