Overviews
Find population, economic, health, and education data.
- DHS StatCompilerUse to produce custom tables based on thousands of indicators across 90+ countries.
- OECD iLibrary Statistics (Open access content)Includes factbooks, key indicators by country and data sets
- Portal of Education Plans and Policies ("Planipolis")Education plans and policies from various official sources from UNESCO Member States.
- UNdataSearchable resource of UN statistical databases.
- WHO Global Health Observatory (GHO) dataGateway to health related statistics for 1000+ indicators across 94 member states.
- World Bank Data CatalogProvides access to statistical data from the World Bank.
- World Factbook (CIA)US government profiles of countries and territories around the world.
International Comparisons by Subject Area
- Civic Education Study (CIVED)Surveyed youth, teachers, and administrators internationally on: democracy, national identity, and social cohesion and diversity. The engagement of youth in civil society was also a focus. Data from 1999 and 2000.
- International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS)The ICCS investigates the ways in which young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens in a range of countries. The study builds on the previous IEA study of civic education (CIVED) undertaken in 1999.
- Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)15-year-olds' capabilities in reading literacy, mathematics literacy, and science literacy. Data from 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015.
- Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)An international comparative assessment measuring student learning in reading.
- Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)Mathematics and science achievement of U.S. 4th- and 8th-grade students compared to that of students in other countries. Data from 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015.