Globally, women make up over half of all students who have enrolled in tertiary education, but they remain considerably less likely to choose STEM fields. In 2018–23, new UIS data released for the 2024 GEM Gender Report show that women made up only 35% of STEM graduates, showing no progress over the past ten years.…
South Africa: The launch of the South Africa Spotlight report took place at the 2024 Lekgotla hosted by the Department of Basic Education on March 14. Produced in partnership with the Department of Basic Education and ADEA, the report demonstrates that foundational literacy and numeracy have been strong national priorities but that challenges remain in…
The Government of the Russian Federation has approved a list of measures for assessing the quality of education and guidelines for conducting these events. The decree of the Government of the Russian Federation “On Approval of the List of Measures for Assessing the Quality of Education and Guidelines for Conducting Measures to Assess the Quality of Education” was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. According to the approved document, starting from September 2024, Rosobrnadzor will conduct only the following four activities as part of its monitoring of the education system to assess…