Training for Gender Equality: Twenty Years On

Date: 22 September 2015

Training for Gender Equality: Twenty Years On analyses how training for gender equality has evolved from the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action (PFA) to the present day. More

Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights

Date: 27 April 2015

Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016 brings together human rights and economic policymaking, and provides the key elements for a far-reaching new policy agenda that can transform economies and make women’s rights a reality. Through solid in-depth analysis and data, this evidence-based report provides key recommendations on moving towards an economy that truly works for women, for the benefit of all. More

Education for All monitoring report 2013/14: Teaching and learning: Achieving quality for all

Date: 01 January 2014

The 2013/4 Education for All Monitoring Report shows why education is pivotal for development in a rapidly changing world. It explains how investing wisely in teachers, and other reforms aimed at strengthening equitable learning, transform the long-term prospects of people and societies. More

UNESCO fact sheet on women in science

Date: 01 December 2012

Women and men tend to take different career paths and the research field is no exception. Overall, women account for a minority of the world's researchers. Despite the growing demand for cross-nationally comparable statistics on women in science, national data and their use in policymaking often remain limited. This document presents and regional profiles pinpointing where women thrive in this sector and where they are under-represented. More

Education digest 2012: Opportunities lost: The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

Date: 01 January 2012

The Education Digest presents the latest education statistics worldwide. More

Education digest 2010: Comparing education statistics across the world

Date: 01 January 2010

The report marks the fifteenth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. Shortly after this landmark conference in 1995, the international community pledged to eliminate gender disparities in education by 2015 as part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The report presents the latest available data to analyse national progress and pitfalls in offering every child and young person equal access to education regardless of their sex. More