Making Education Count for Development
Data Collection and Availability in Six PISA for Development Countries
This report reviews the collection, availability and quality of system-level data
and metadata on education from countries participating in the PISA for Development
project: Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Senegal and Zambia. PISA for Development
aims to increase low income countries’ use of PISA assessments for monitoring progress
towards national goals for improving education and for analysing the factors associated
with student learning outcomes, particularly among poor and marginalised populations.
The project also helps track progress towards the international education targets
defined in the Education 2030 Framework for Action, which the international community
adopted in 2015 as the strategy for achieving the Education Sustainable Development
Goal (SDG).
The report suggests technically sound and viable options for improving data quality,
completeness and international comparability in the six countries that are reviewed.
It also provides insights into overcoming some of the challenges common to countries
that participate in PISA for Development and to other middle income and low income
countries.
Published on September 28, 2016
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