World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education

World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education

To mark International Women’s Day 2012, <a href="http://www.wikigender.org/wiki/united-nations-educational-scientific-and-cultural-organization/">United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization</a> (UNESCO) and the <a href="http://www.wikigender.org/wiki/unesco-institute-for-statistics/">UNESCO Institute for Statistics</a> have jointly released the <a href="http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Documents/unesco-world-atlas-gender-education-2012.pdf">World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education</a>, which includes over 120 maps, charts and tables featuring a wide range of sex-disaggregated indicators.

The vivid presentation of information and analysis calls attention to persistent gender disparities and the need for greater focus on girls’ education as a human right.

The atlas illustrates the educational pathways of girls and boys and the changes in gender disparities over time. It hones in on the gender impact of critical factors such as national wealth, geographic location, investment in education, and fields of study.
<h2 id="w_what-does-the-data-show">What does the data show?</h2>
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<li>Although access to education remains a challenge in many countries, girls enrolled in primary school tend to outperform boys. Dropout rates are higher for boys than girls in 63% of countries with data.</li>
<li>Countries with high proportions of girls enrolled in secondary education have more women teaching primary education than men.</li>
<li>Women are the majority of tertiary students in two-thirds of countries with available data. However, men continue to dominate the highest levels of study, accounting for 56% of PhD graduates and 71% of researchers.</li>
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The atlas also provides a fresh perspective on the progress countries are making towards gender-related targets set by the international community under Education for All and the Millennium Development Goals.

The print edition of the atlas will be accompanied by an online data mapping tool that enables users to track trends over time, adapt maps and export data. This eAtlas will be regularly updated with the latest available data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
<h2 id="w_full-report">Full report</h2>
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<li>Download the <a href="http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Documents/unesco-world-atlas-gender-education-2012.pdf">full report</a></li>
<li>Obtain a <a href="http://publishing.unesco.org/Default.aspx?&change=E">printed copy</a></li>
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<h2 id="w_external-links">External Links</h2>
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<li><a href="http://theblogprogress.blogspot.com/2012/03/unesco-world-atlas-of-gender-equality.html">Blog post in the ProgBlog</a></li>
<li>See <a href="http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Documents/gender-atlas-flyer-2012.pdf">the leaflet</a> of the Atlas</li>
<li>Additional Resources, International Women’s Day 2012: <a href="http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/celebrating_international_womens_day_2012_unescos_efforts_for_rural_women/">UNESCO’s efforts for rural women</a></li>
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