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Thematic Research Report series

Thematic Research Reports

241 complete publications covering the years 2005 to 2026.

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241 publications in this series

ICEQC-R-2016-07

Thematic Research Report

National Baselines for Sustainable Development Goal 4: Availability and Comparability

A global comparative indicator study of baseline fitness, source coverage, equity and provisional comparability

National baselines for Sustainable Development Goal 4 must establish where countries and population groups stand at the beginning of implementation. The task is more demanding than locating the nearest national value. A defensible baseline is tied to a target concept, population, reference date, definition, source coverage and stated uncertainty. It preserves the actual observation year and discloses any estimation, correspondence or gap. It is designed for future comparison but does not claim comparability where programme structures, age bands, thresholds or source coverage differ materially.

Research category
Data and Indicator Research
Report archetype
Comparative Indicator Study
Geographic scope
Global
ICEQC-R-2016-05

Thematic Research Report

Financing Education in Protracted Crises: Needs, Gaps and Predictability

A global comparative indicator study of requirements, funding states, continuity and learner-facing use

feasibility and aggregate, amount, announced in Financing Education in Protracted Crises: Needs, Gaps and Predictability require to connect evidence with delivery, unequal effect and correction. These states are not interchangeable. A public announcement may establish intent; a pledge may remain conditional; a commitment may not yet have reached an implementing body; expenditure may purchase an input without proving that learners received the intended service. Predictability concerns whether responsible institutions can plan and sustain the complete educational condition over the relevant period, not merely whether an aggregate amount was announced.

Research category
Data and Indicator Research
Report archetype
Comparative Indicator Study
Geographic scope
Global
ICEQC-R-2016-01

Thematic Research Report

Participation in Early Childhood, Technical and Adult Education under the New Global Framework

An early Education 2030 baseline for participation, quality, equity and recognised progression across under-observed learning fields

Early childhood provision spans education, care, health and family support. Technical and vocational education spans school, college, workplace and occupational institutions. Adult education spans literacy, basic education, continuing learning, community provision and employment-related study. Administrative boundaries therefore vary, and no single register observes the full entitled population. A credible baseline begins with definitions, provider coverage and a population frame.

Research category
Data and Indicator Research
Report archetype
Comparative Indicator Study
Geographic scope
Global