Live births by mother's age and educational attainment level
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DATA_DESCR The aim of the education statistics domain is to provide comparable statistics and indicators on key aspects of the education systems across Europe. The data cover participation and completion of education programmes by pupils and students, personnel in education and the cost and type of resources dedicated to education. The standards on international statistics on education and training systems are set by the three international organisations jointly administering the UOE data collection: the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation Institute for Statistics (UNESCO-UIS), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and, the Statistical Office of the European Union (EUROSTAT). The following topics are covered: Context - School-aged population, overall participation rates in education Distribution of pupils/students by level Participation/enrolment in education (ISCED 0-4) Tertiary education participation Tertiary education graduates Teaching staff (ISCED 1-3) Pupil/students-teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) Language learning (ISCED 1-3) Regional enrolments Expenditure on education in current prices Expenditure on education in constant prices Expenditure on education as % of GDP or public expenditure Expenditure on public and private educational institutions Financial aid to students Funding of education Other tables, used to measure progress towards the Lisbon objectives in education and training, are gathered in the Thematic indicators tables. They contain the following indicators: - Teachers and trainers - Mathematics, science and technology enrolments and graduates - Investments in education and training - Participation rates in education by age and sex - Foreign language learning - Student mobility
CLASS_SYSTEM The UOE data collection on education statistics is based on the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED).á The full description of ISCED 97 is availableáhere.
STAT_CONC_DEF Countries participating in this collection are compiling their data according to the concepts and definitions of the UOE data collection manuals on education systems statistics. The concepts and definitions are available on this site. Data and indicators disseminated include e.g. participation rates at different levels of education, enrolments in public and private institutions, tertiary education graduates, pupil-teacher ratios, foreign language learning, expenditure on education per student and relative GDP etc. The definitions of variables and concepts used are available in the Glossary (See annex at the bottom of the page). The indicators are most often simple percentages or ratios calculated from variables described in the Glossary. Some indicators may need a further explanation. These are available in the Indicator definitions (See annex at the bottom of the page). There are country specific notes to all indicator tables (See annex at the bottom of the page).
STAT_UNIT In the UOE data collection on education statistics, the statistical units collected are students enrolled, new entrants and entrants, graduates, foreign students enrolled and graduated, repeaters, educational personnel, class size and expenditure. In the Eurostat data collection on language learning the statistical unit is enrolments in studies of foreign languages. The Eurostat data collection on regions includes students enrolled by age, sex and ISCED level by NUTS2 regions (See Ramon, Eurostat's classification server for more details on the NUTS).
STAT_POP The statistics refer to education in the ordinary school and university system, as defined in the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) (See annex at the bottom of the page). The basic unit of classification in ISCED-97 is the educational programme. The UOE data collection covers all organised and sustained learning opportunities for children, youth and adults, including those with special educational needs, irrespective of the institutions or organisations providing them or the form in which they are delivered. They cover school-based general education and vocational education/training (including combined school- and work-based programmes such as dual system apprenticeship). Exclusively (initial and continuing) work-based training is not included in the statistics. Programmes or studies designated as 'adult education' or 'continuing education' are included only if the content is similar to regular educational programmes or lead to similar potential qualifications. The data collection covers all of a country's domestic educational activity (i.e. within its own territory).
REF_AREA The UOE data collection on education statistics covers the 27 EU Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Hungary, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovak Republic, Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom), the EFTA/EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), the candidate countries (Croatia, the FYR of Macedoniaáand Turkey), South-East European countries (Albania) as well as OECD Member States situated outside Europe (Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, United States) and other countries (e.g. Israel). The dissemination of education statistics by Eurostat is generally limited to the 27 EU Member States, the EFTA/EEA, Candidate and South-East European countries. Information on OECD Member States situated outside Europe can be provided by OECD.
BASE_PER For expenditure data, the base period is the financial year which is in general identical to the calendar year and thus running from 1st of January to 31st of December. However, there is one noticeable exception: in the United Kingdom the financial year is running from 1st of April to 31st of March. For graduates, the base period is in general the calendar year and data refer to all graduates during the calendar year, with some exceptions, where graduate data refer to the academic year. Data on students refer in general to the count on a given date at the beginning of the school/academic year, preferably at the end of the first month. Exceptions may be on pre-primary and tertiary levels of education, where enrolments can be counted as an average over several counting dates or as the count of individuals registered during the reference period. Data on personnel refer in general to a given date at the beginning of the school/academic year.
UNIT_MEASURE Number of students, graduates, teachers, euros,á etc.
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