Building peace in the minds of men and women
Credit: Jenny Matthews/Panos
Graph of the week
There are wide disparities in learning outcomes in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia
Among 15-year-old students in 23 countries in the region, 71% achieved minimum proficiency in reading, on average, in PISA 2018. However, the average was 57% for students in the bottom 20% of a socio-economic status index (defined in terms of home belongings, parental education and occupation), compared with 84% for the top 20%.
NEWS AND BLOGS
Statistics of the month
These statistics are taken from GEM Report materials.
40%
of the poorest countries
failed to support learners at risk during the COVID-19 crisis
¼ of countries
have laws requiring children with disabilities to be educated in separate settings
10%
OF COUNTRIES
have laws that help ensure full inclusion in education