1. Mechanisms to Improve the Quality of the Information :
Technical Assistance (Data Plans)
Cancún, Quintana Roo, México
9-11 of December, 2009
Anne-Marie Lacasse
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Regional Project for Education Indicators (PRIE)
Of the Summit of the Americas

2. Overview
International (UIS) and regional (PRIE) program for Education Statistics
Data Plan Missions: LAC region
Objectives of the Data Plan
Data Plan:
Improvment of the data quality
Challenges

3. International Program for Education Indicators
International Program for Education Indicators (UIS)
MLA 1&3: Support countries in the Provision of comparable education data
Most important activity of technical assistance: Data Plan missions and elaboration of Data Plan report

4. PRIE of the Summit of the Americas
General Objective
Rely on comparable education indicators which allow to monitor the goals put forth in the Plan of Action in Education adopted by the heads of states at the second Summit of the Americas in Chile in 1998.

5. PRIE of the Summit of the Americas
Important element to move forward in the achievement and the monitoring of the different regional goals: Technical assistance to the countries
Plan de Trabajo PRIE 2010

6. Data Plan Missions: LAC region
Between the years 2000 and 2008, a total of 27 countries were visited within the frame of the PRIE of the Summit of the Americas in collaboration with the UIS
In 2009, within the frame of the PRIE and in collaboration with UIS 5 countries were visited
2010: Continue support to countries with this technical assistance. Extend to other regions (Asia, Pacific and Africa)

7. Data Plan Missions: LAC region
Published NER for primary in GED 2009:
East Asia and the Pacific: 35%
LAC : 66% (of which 44% are caribbean countries)

8. Data Plan Missions: LAC region
Published NER for total secondary in GED 2009:
East Asia and the Pacific: 26%
LAC : 43% (of which 33% are caribbean countries)

9. Data Plans: Objectives
Main Objective
Improve the quality of the information collected at the international level
To produce indicators used for the monitoring international and regional goals.

10. Data Plans: Objectives
Secondary objectives (1)
Understanding of the concepts, the variables and the information requested
Understanding of the dynamic and structure of the international questionnaires A,B and C

11. Data Plans: Objectives
Secondary objectives (2)
Elaboration of a detailed report (the Data Plan report)
Documents the different processes the countries need to apply when they complete the international questionnaires A,B and C
Adaptation of the national education information to the international standards and definition

12. Data Plan Report: Main functions
Support the teams at the UIS in the comprehension, follow up and quality assurance of the information reported by the country in the annual survey
Support to the the national teams to ensure the consistency and the quality of the information reported to the UIS each year

13. Data Plan Missions: Improvment of Data Quality
Better coverage
Reliability
Reliable indicators which can be published
Increases data quality
More publishable
indicators

14. Data Plan Missions: Improvment of Data Quality?
Improving reliability
Ex. 1: Classification of national education programs to the ISCED…
Mejoramiento de la clasificación de programas nacionales dentro de la CINE

15. ISCED questionnaire Before the DP mission 4ID
Name of the education programme
Theoretical entrance age
Theoretical duration (in years)
ISCED97 level
ISCED97 programme destination
Programme orientation or Position in National Structure
Theoretical duration 4
MULO (Meer uitgebreid lager onderwijs - Junior secondary education general) 12
Lower secondary education 2
A,B G 5
LBGO (Lager beroepsgericht onderwijs - Lower vocational education) P 6
LTS (Lager technische school - Lower technical education)
A,B,C 7
VSO (Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs - Continuing special education vocational) C 8
LHNO (Lager huishoud en nijverheidsonderwijs - Lower home economics) V
ISCED questionnaire
Before the DP mission

16. Lower secondary education 2 A GID
Name of the education programme
Theoretical entrance age
Theoretical duration (in years)
ISCED97 level
ISCED97 programme destination
Programme orientation or Position in National Structure
Theoretical duration 4
MULO (Meer uitgebreid lager onderwijs - Junior secondary education general) 12
Lower secondary education 2 A G 6
LTO (Lager technische school - Lower technical education) V 5
LBGO (Lager beroepsgericht onderwijs - Lower vocational education) B
NEW
ETS (Eenvoudig Technisch Onderwijs - Junior elementary technical school) 15 3 C 8
LHNO (Lager huishoud en nijverheidsonderwijs - Lower home economics) 7
VSO (Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs - Continuing special education vocational)

17. Improving coverage Ej 2: Clarification, definition of ‘graduate’
QA, Table 9: Graduates by ISCED level and type of institution (Primary and Lower Secondary, All Programs – general and technical/vocational education)
Graduates by gender - public institutions
ISCED 1
Total number of graduates by gender for this level. Obtain data on pupils
promoted to form 1 of secondary education in (SSQ, Table 3, enrolment in
form 1 minus repeaters)
ISCED 2
Total number of graduates by gender for this level Obtain data on pupils
promoted to form 4 of secondary education in (SSQ, Table 3, enrolment in
form 4 minus repeaters)
Use ‘’a’’ for not applicable for graduates of technical/vocational programs
Graduates by gender - private institutions
Obtain data on pupils promoted to form 1 of secondary education (SSQ,
Table 3, enrolment in form 1 minus repeaters)
Obtain data on pupils promoted to form 4 of secondary
education (SSQ, Table 3, enrolment in form 4 minus repeaters)
A graduate for these levels is defined as follows:
Primary (ISCED 1) graduates are defined as all students who are promoted to form 1 of secondary education.
Lower secondary (ISCED 2) graduates are defined as all students who are promoted to form 4 of secondary education
Secondary level graduates (ISCED 3) are defined as all students who have finished form 6 of secondary level.
Improving coverage
Ej 2: Clarification, definition of ‘graduate’

18. QA, Table 2.1: Pupils, teachers and institutions by level of education (public institutions only)
Trained Teachers Only
ISCED 0
“a” – not applicable
ISCED 1
Total number of qualified or trained teachers by gender (PSQ, Table 5)
ISCED 2 (General)
The total number of qualified or trained teachers by gender who teach at this level (SSQ, Table 5)
Please note:
- Given that all the qualified or trained secondary teachers are included in the national questionnaire, they need to be estimated for ISCED 2
- One way to estimate is to calculate the number of teachers based on the percentage of enrolment between ISCED 2 and ISCED 3
ISCED 2 (Technical/Vocational)
ISCED 2 (All Programs)
Should be equal to ISCED 2 General
ISCED 3 (All programs)
Sum of qualified or trained teachers, by gender, of ISCED 3 General and Technical/Vocational
ISCED 4 (General)
Data collection from the Community College for qualified or trained teachers of “A” level programs, by gender.
ISCED 4 (Technical/Vocational)
Data collection from the Technical Institute for qualified or trained teachers
teachers of Technical programs Level II, by gender.
ISCED 4 (All Programs)
Sum of qualified or trained teachers of General and Technical/Vocational programs
Qualified or Trained teacher: A teacher is considered trained when he or she, has completed a course of professional teacher training.
Improving coverage
Ej 3: Clarification, definition of ‘trained teacher’

19. Data Plan missions 2009: Challenges
Data for education finance and expenditure in education
(1) Knowledge and understanding of the questionnaire B:
UNESCO focal point
National stakeholders reponsible for information about expenditure in education

20. Data Plan missions 2009: Challenges
Data for education finance and expenditure in education
(2) Communication between key actors at the national level
(3) Follow up after the missions

21. Data Plan missions 2009: Challenges
Collecting the information about tertiary education
Collecting the information about private education institutions
Data for technical vocational programmes

22. Merci! Thank you!
Gracias!
Obrigado!
Bedankt!