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gender parity
Definition Purely a numerical concept. Reaching gender parity in education implies that the same proportion of boys and girls - relative to their respective age groups - would enter the education syst [..]
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private institution
Definition Independent entity owned by a non-State entity, such as a firm, business enterprise or individual. Although the principal activity is non-educational, it may develop, finance or implement a [..]
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education provider
Definition Organisation that provides education, either as a main or ancillary objective. This can be a public educational institution as well as a private enterprise, non-governmental organization or [..]
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community newspaper
Definition Newspaper published by a community media organization. Source Definition UIS Instruction Manual for Completing the Questionnaires on Media Statistics. Data Source Ministry of Communications [..]
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educational institution
Definition Entities that provide either educational core or peripheral goods and services to individuals and other educational institutions. They are classified as either instructional or non-instruct [..]
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post-secondary non-tertiary education
Definition Post-secondary non-tertiary education provides learning and educational activities building on secondary education preparing for both labour market entry as well as tertiary education. It t [..]
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volunteer sampling
Definition Sample units volunteer their services for the study. This is a non-probability sampling method.
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academic year
Definition Annual teaching or examination period during which students attend courses or take final examinations, not taking minor breaks into account. It may be shorter than 12 months, but would typi [..]
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capital expenditure
Definition Annual gross expenditure on fixed assets used in R&D programmes of statistical units. They should be reported in full for the period when they took place and should not be registered as [..]
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class size
Definition Number of enrolled students divided by the number of classes for the whole country. To ensure comparability among countries, special needs programmes are excluded. Data include only regular [..]
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