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International Education and Relevant Data Sources

National Systems of Education

World Data on Education - UNESCO International Bureau of Education - Individual country profiles of national education systems can be downloaded in the pdf format.

UNESCO - Portal of Education Plans and Policies (Planipolis)- Education plans and policies from UNESCO Member States. Documents from various official sources. Maintained by the IIEP Documentation Centre and is partly funded by EPDF (Education Programme Development Fund).

Eurydice. European Commission -The Eurydice Network provides information on and analyses of European education systems and policies.

OECD - Education Policy Outlook - Analytical observatory that monitors the evolution of policy priorities and policy developments from early childhood education to adult education, mainly among OECD education systems

PIRLS 2016 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in Reading - - Click PIRLS 2016 Encyclopedia, on right. Chapters by country describe the structure of education system, the reading curricula in the primary grades, and policies related to reading instruction.

Monographs covering National Systems

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