EDU 395 Global Perspectives on Education: Country facts and stats

The World Factbook, produced for US policymakers and coordinated throughout the US Intelligence Community, marshals facts on every country, dependency, and geographic entity in the world.

Provides stats & data on a wide range of development-related topics such as population, environment, economy, health, and education. Covers over 200 countries and over 500 data series. Data can be scaled, indexed against a particular year, viewed by percentage change and charted. Make sure to check out the WDR Reports.