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U.S. Education Statistics

United States Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. It is a subagency of the U.S. Department of Education
The Condition of Education
An NCES dataset.
Digest of Education Statistics
An NCES dataset.
School District Demographics
The School District Demographics System provides access to information about demographics, social characteristics, and economics of children and school districts from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education. Uses census data from 1990 and 2000.
KIDS COUNT Data Center (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
KIDS COUNT is a reliable source for data on child and family well-being in the United States. Get education statistics by state by clicking on the map or by topic by scrolling down the screen and clicking on the education icon.

Florida Statistics

Florida School Grade Reports
Includes links to current and past School Accountability Reports and downloadable files on school and district performance outcomes
K-12 Student Assessment (State of Florida)
Links to information about Florida's K-12 statewide student assessment programs.
End-of-Course Assessments (State of Florida)
EOC assessments are computer-based, criterion-referenced assessments that measure the Florida Standards (FS) or the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) for specific courses, as outlined in their course descriptions.

EdStats - Education Statistics from the World Bank
Worldwide education statistics.
NCES International Activities Program
Learn more about how U.S. education compares with education in other countries.
UNESCO Education & Literacy Statistics
International education data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Eurydice
Explains how education systems are organised in Europe and how they work through published descriptions of national education systems, comparative reports devoted to specific topics, indicators and statistics, as well as news and articles related to the field of education.
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Education
News, statistics, reports on education around the world. Can find information by country and by date.
UNESCO
UNESCO aims to help build a sustainable world with just societies that value knowledge, promote peace, celebrate diversity and defend human rights, achieved by providing Education for All.
World Bank Education
Includes information about education in developing countries. Some topics covered are girls education, economics of education, data and statistics, World Bank projects with education components.

International Education: an Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues and Systems. by Daniel Ness; Chia-Ling Lin
Call Number: ONLINE
Publication Date: 2015
This encyclopedia is the most current reference available on international education. It provides in-depth studies of approximately 180 national educational systems throughout the world. Articles examine education broadly and at all levels--from primary grades through higher education, formal to informal education, country studies to global organizations.