Meeting the Data Challenge in Education

Over the past two decades, many actors, including the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), education ministries, civil society, nongovernmental organizations, and global development partners have contributed innovations to education data. This includes improvements in education management information systems (EMIS), data availability and usage—with some remarkable achievements. Though much progress has been made, there is global recognition of the need for a stronger, coordinated approach to tackling data challenges in education, particularly in low- and lower middle-income countries and countries affected by conflict, as they face some of the starkest challenges in education.