1. Session 1: Introduction to the objectives and agenda
United Nations Statistical Institute For Asia and the Pacific
Second Group Training Course in
Module on Fundamental Official Statistics
Education Statistics & MDG Indicators
13 – 14 February 2007
Chiba, JAPAN
Session 1: Introduction to the objectives and agenda

2. Course Instructors UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau
UNESCO, Bangkok
Ko-Chih Tung, Ph.D.
Asia-Pacific Regional Advisor
Nyi Nyi Thaung
Programme Specialist in SCB

3. Brief course description
The objective: to introduce basic knowledge and skills essential for data collection, processing, analyzing education statistics and indicators
The intended learners: the statisticians from the national statistical offices across the region.
The content:
standard national statistics on education & indicators
for monitoring and evaluation of progress toward national development goals and targets

4. Brief course description
The context: the education component of
Education for All (EFA) and
Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
The theme: preparation for
EFA Mid-Decade Assessment ( ) and
MDG Mid-Term Review ( ).
The modes of delivery are
lectures, hands-on exercises and discussions,
supported by
audio-visual presentations,
technical reference documents and
teaching-learning materials
in hardcopy and electronic formats.

5. Agenda and Timetable Session 1 Course Objectives and Agenda
UN Education Statistics: UIS and AIMS
Monitoring of progress towards education goals in EFA, PRSP, MDG and CCA UNDAF
Session 2
Presentation on the International Standard Classification of Education 97(ISCED97)
Hands-on exercises in ISCED application

6. Agenda and Timetable Session 3
Information needs and sources of data for education statistics and monitoring indicators
Presentation on use and analysis of education data from household surveys and censuses
Session 4
Presentation on indicators for monitoring Education for All Goals

7. Agenda and Timetable Session 5
Presentation on indicators for monitoring Education for All and Millennium Development Goal 2, Provide Free and Compulsory Education for All
Session 6
Presentation on indicators for monitoring Education for All and Millennium Development Goal 3, Gender Equality
Summary and Concluding remarks