NCES International Comparisons NCES supports a variety of activities to provide statistical data for cross-national comparisons of education. These activities focus on 2 major areas: indicators and assessments

International Comparative Statistics Analysis by Friedrich Huebler

EdStats The World Bank's database of education statistics brings together data collected by various national and international organizations. Use the "EdStats Query" module to view or compare various education indicators (e.g. pupil/teacher ratio) from 1970+ for up to 200 countries.

EURYDICE Established by the European Commission and its member states. Publications and the EURYBASE database provide descriptions of national education systems, comparative studies devoted to specific topics, and indicators and statistics.

OECD Education Database The UNESCO/OECD/EUROSTAT (UOE) database on education statistics is compiled on the basis of national administrative sources, reported by Ministries of Education or National Statistical offices according to international standards, definitions and classifications.

Open Doors Open Doors is the key publication with information on foreign students and scholars currently in the United States and on U.S. students who sojourn abroad as part of their academic experience.

UNESCO Institute for Statistics Education statistics cover pre-primary, primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary, and tertiary education. Includes education indicators on enrollment, literacy, staff, education expenditures, and gender disparities. Selected tables are available in Excel format or accessible through an interactive web-interface that can be used to construct customized data tables.