Getting Started
- National Center for Education StatisticsThe single most important educational data resource in the United States.
- Statistical Abstract of the United StatesStatistical tables on a wide variety of U.S. and some international subjects. Available online and print.
- UNdataA single entry point for several UN statistical databases covering a wide variety of subjects.
Data Portals
- American FactFinder This link opens in a new windowThe primary resource for demographic information on the United States, uses census and other data and provides both statistical and geographic results for most topics.
U.S. Statistics
- National Center for Education StatisticsThe single most important educational data resource in the United States, NCES is the statistical data arm of the US Department of Education, and the central clearinghouse for statistical information about education of all types. See the FastFacts, state profiles, QuickTables, CommonCore, and Surveys and Programs pages to get started.
- Condition of EducationSummarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available statistics.
- Digest of Education StatisticsAnnual compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of education from prekindergarten through graduate school.
- Projections of Education Statistics to 2020Provides 10-year projections of statistics for elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education; includes enrollments, graduates, teachers, and expenditures.
- NEA Rankings & EstimatesAnnual report produced by the National Education Association that analyzes data provided by State education agencies. This report focuses on population, enrollment and attendance, faculty, financial resources, governmental revenue, school revenue, government expenditures, and school expenditures.
- 120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait.Historical American education statistics.
- Open DoorsInformation resource on international students and scholars studying or teaching at higher education institutions in the United States, and U.S. students studying abroad.
- School District Demographics SystemAllows users to view maps of states, school districts and school points, while overlaying U.S. Census Bureau and Education data.
- Kentucky Education FactsBasic statistical information about Kentucky's schools, including number of schools, numbers of teachers and students, statewide education funding, etc.
International Statistics
- EurydiceExtensive descriptive information on the educational systems of EU member countries. Covers from pre-elementary through higher education and special education.
- International Activities ProgramLinks to data from international comparisons in education, and to various reports compiled from this data by the National Center for Education Statistics.
- Millennium Development IndicatorsOfficial data for more than 60 indicators to measure progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, including universal primary education.
- UNESCO Institute for StatisticsEducation 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.
- World Atlas of Gender Equality in EducationFeatures more than 120 maps, charts and tables illustrating a wide range of sex-disaggregated indicators.