In this report we used data from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2011 in order to identify the school, class and individual student background factors that explain reading literacy achievement. We aim to identify the factors associated with achievement at different l...
Children’s competence levels in numeracy and literacy before or at school onset are good predictors of their attainment over the school years. Nevertheless, there are large differences in the level of numeracy and literacy knowledge among children at school entry. This initial knowledge gap has ...
This report presents all desk research (literature review and frameworks analysis) underpinning the development of the LifEComp framework, on the Personal, Social and Learning to Learn Key Competence (one of the eight Key Competences for Lifelong Learning in the 2018 Recommendation). The desk re...
Improving the availability and quality of education is a major factor in the global fight against poverty, reflected in the United Nations millennium development goals. This special report assesses whether EU development assistance in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia has helped to improve the a...
