GLOBAL EDUCATION DIGEST 2012

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Entitled Opportunities Lost: The Impact of Grade Repetition and Early School Leaving, the Digest presents a wide range of UIS data and indicators to better identify the millions of children that are falling through the cracks in education systems and leaving school, often without being able to read or write.  The report is complemented by an online interactive tool allowing users to visualise repetition and dropout rates by grade in the region and country of their choice. To learn more, consult the following resources: -    Full report available in English (French and Spanish versions forthcoming) -    Interactive tool presenting data for about 200 countries -    Infographic -    Interactive slideshow presenting regional findings To order a print copy, please contact us by email.

UNESCO Global Forum: Rankings and Accountability in Higher Education: Uses and Misuses, Paris, 16-17 May 2011

UNESCO Global Forum on Rankings and Accountability in Higher Education: Uses and Misuses (in collaboration with the with the OECD and the World Bank 16-17 May 2011) - 05-May-2011

This forum will provide a unique opportunity for representatives of the widely observed and influential University rankings to engage in an exciting and vibrant exchange with policy-makers and key higher education stakeholders on the merits and shortcomings of rankings and the uses made of them.