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Target and priority indicators for
SDG 4.1
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Target Priority Indicators
By 2030, ensure that
all girls and boys
complete free,
equitable and
quality primary and
secondary education
leading to relevant
and effective
learning outcome
Percentage of children/young people at the end of
each level of education achieving at least a minimum
proficiency level in (a) reading and (b) mathematics.
Theses minimum proficiency levels will be defined
with reference to a new universal learning scale
which is being developed to allow for the calibration
of different assessments according to a common
metric.
Disaggregation: sex, location, wealth (and others
where data are available)
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Proposed levels of monitoring
Level Details of monitoring
National Link to national plan and including input, processes,
outcomes; consult wide group of stake-holders; recognize
context and address inclusion (e.g., specific vulnerable
groups, broader learning goals, etc.)
Regional Indicators to monitor relevant frameworks validated by
regional groupings (e.g, African Union decades, Europe
2020, etc.)
Thematic
(Education)
Broader set of indicators which cover well the range of
sectoral priorities (35-40 indicators)
Global
(SDGs)
Limited and focused set of globally comparable indicators
based on clear criteria (6 or 15-20 indicators)
3UN Secretary General’s Synthesis Report, December 2014
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The Proposal: Monitoring Learning
Outcomes
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics is proposing a
three-pronged strategy aiming at:
Stream 1. Leveraging existing resources at the national level
to propose initial indicators for monitoring learning outcomes
Stream 2. Fostering an international collaboration for
generating global snapshots using cross-national learning
assessments
Stream 3. Exploring the feasibility of advancing the creation
of universal learning scale against which countries can
monitor progress
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Stream 1: Leveraging Existing Resources
at the National Level
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INDICATORS: What?
TIMELINE: When? How often?
TECHNICAL LEAD AND DATA COLLECTION: UNESCO INSTITUTE FOR
STATISTICS
…
2022: New data
release
2019: New data
release
2016: First global
database
2015/6: Initial
database release
UIS Learning
Outcomes INDEX
Indicators on basic
assessment
characteristics
Index of Access to
Information on
Education
Countries
Regular survey on learning assessments and outcomes/
Catalogue
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Stream 2: Global snapshots using cross-
national learning assessments
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INDICATORS: What? Ares/Subjects?
TIMELINE: When? How often? (tb decided)
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Indicator(s) in
ISCED 1
Indicator(s) in
ISCED 2 and/or 3
Indicator(s) for
youth and adult
capabilities
Data collection
Countires
Technical approaches
Cross-national initiatives
Academics and researchers
Support
TAG
Donors
When?
Start discussions now
Aim for global snapshots for
each ISCED level by 2020
How
often?
Aim for once or twice
between now and 2030 (for
each snapshot, by ISCED-
level and learning domain)
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Stream 3: Exploring the feasibility of
creating a Universal Learning Scale (ULS)
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INDICATORS: What?
TIMELINE: When? How often?
HOW TO OBTAIN DATA: Too soon to be determined
TBD, dependent on the
process, discussions and
deliberations
We must first
answer these
questions:
For which ages
or which
grades?
Curriculum
based or
not?
Which
learning
domains?
Will this be
about formal
schooling only?
other?
2027 to 2030:
Reporting. Reporting
indicators and
analyses
2021 to 2026:
Implementation stage.
Research, field trials,
data collection
2015 to 2020: Capacity building and raising
awareness stage. Defining the desired
product, consulting about a plan to achieve it,
engaging member states in the conversation
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To sum up, here is the proposed
roadmap
2030…2025…202020192018201720162015
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Stream 1: Ongoing
Stream 2: Global snapshots
Stream 3: Towards a ULS by 2030
