January 2007 Newsletter

The EPDC database is focused on education data from developing and transitional countries.  It is a unique resource that includes:

• sub-national data for over 80 countries;
• current 2005 national data for 209 countries;
• over 115 unique sources from household surveys, Ministries of Education, Censuses and many other international sources.

George Ingram, Annababette Wils, Bidemi Carrol, and Felicity Townsend co-authored the report, The Untapped Opportunity: How Public Private Partnerships Can Advance Education for All.  The report provides an update on the status of primary and secondary education in developing countries and an overview of the nature and role of public-private partnerships in education.  Based on the data and policy analysis in the first part of the report, the report identifies areas in which public-private partnerships could be particularly beneficial.

Make your own human capital projections using the EdPop tool. 

The EPDC has a new tool available online, EdPop - the human capital projections model.  You can project the population by education level, overall population growth, and education attainment trends. Download benchmark data for over seventy or make your own projections from scratch.

Try simulating different education policies using DemoEd, the education modeling tool.

Use DemoEd, the EPDC's education planning and simulation tool for education planning and policy optimization. Project education growth and simulate the cost and education growth implications of different policy options.  Download the model and required Vensim Reader software and view an online course to learn how to use the model. 

Global education maps provide a visual presentation of educational indicators.  Choose from a selection of maps showing worldwide variation in net and gross enrollment rates, survival rates, out-of-school children, average years of schooling, and adult literacy.