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  <dc:title xml:lang="en">UNESCO Education Database : Pre-primary Education Statistics, 1960-1995</dc:title>
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  <dc:description xml:lang="en">&lt;P&gt;Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.&lt;/P&gt;UNESCO is a major collector and disseminator of statistical data on education and related subjects.  Its statistical activities are aimed at providing relevant, reliable and current information for development and policy-making purposes, both at the national and international levels, and the production of reliable statistical indicators for education.  These indicators cover four main areas: educational population; access and participation; the efficiency and effectiveness of education; human and financial resources.&lt;br&gt; The &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;UNESCO Education Database&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; covers a wide range of these areas, at four main educational levels: pre-primary, primary, secondary and tertiary, in accordance with the &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; system.  This system provides standard definitions for each of the four levels of education  examined.  UNESCO collects and collates education data according to these definitions from approximately 200 countries, and compiles them into the &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Education Database&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; time series, which is  published annually.&lt;br&gt;</dc:description><dc:description xml:lang="en">&lt;B&gt;Main Topics&lt;/B&gt;:&lt;BR&gt;</dc:description><dc:description xml:lang="en">`Pre-primary' education is defined by UNESCO as `the initial stages of organised instruction', and precedes the first &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;ISCED&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; level of education (&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;ISCED&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; = &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;International Standard Classification of Education&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;).  Pre-primary educational programmes do not include playgroups, day nurseries, creches, or child-care centres in this case.  The age of entry to this level varies in different countries, and in areas within some countries.  The upper age limit is usually dependent on the age of entry into primary education (the first &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;ISCED&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; level of education).  Both public and private sector pre-primary education are covered, and topics include numbers of  pupils, institutions, and teachers, definable by sector and gender.</dc:description>
  <dc:subject xml:lang="en">EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">ENROLMENT</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">GENDER</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOLS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">PRESCHOOL CHILDREN</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">PRIVATE EDUCATION</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">PRIVATE SCHOOLS</dc:subject><dc:subject xml:lang="en">STATE EDUCATION</dc:subject>
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  <dc:date xml:lang="en">1998-02-04T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
  <dc:type xml:lang="en">Dataset</dc:type>
  <dc:rights xml:lang="en">Copyright UNESCO</dc:rights>
  <dc:coverage xml:lang="en">Multi-nation</dc:coverage>
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