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Global publications and papers

Reports and analysis on how the Initiative is reaching some of the world’s most marginalized children

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We hope that these publications and papers help governments and partners to better target and support the most vulnerable children for inclusive and equitable quality education.

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Updated OOSCI Operational Manual

Our cornerstone publication provides a how-to guide for conducting an OOSCI study and improving educational access and inclusion for all children

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Fixing the Broken Promise of Education for All

Findings from the Global Initiative on Out-of-school Children

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Workshop templates

OOSCI-branded workshop templates for OOSCI study teams, with proposed workshop content and structure

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Social media templates

OOSCI social media assets for national OOSCI teams

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Data Inventory and Quality Assessment Tool

Review data sources to create an inventory of available quantitative data, assess dataset quality, and highlight gaps, errors, discrepancies, limitations

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COVID-19 highlights an opportunity for out-of-school children

The response of education during the pandemic has revealed the possibilities to reduce the number of out-of-school children (UNICEF)

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Guidance on Distance Learning Modalities

Focusing on low- and no-tech modalities to reach the most marginalized (UNICEF)

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New Methodology Shows that 258 Million Children, Adolescents and Youth Are Out of School

This fact sheet presents the latest UIS data on education available as of September 2019 (UNESCO)

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Formative Evaluation of OOSCI 2018

Independent appraisal of the progress that governments have made to enact policies and implement solutions to reduce the number of out-of-school children

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Early Warning Systems for Students at Risk of Dropping Out

Policy and practice pointers for enrolling all children and adolescents in school and preventing dropout (UNICEF)

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The effect of varying population estimates on the calculation of enrolment rates and out-of-school rates

Information Paper, April 2017 (UNESCO)

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Estimation of the numbers and rates of out-of-school children and adolescents using administrative and household survey data

Information Paper, April 2017 (UNESCO)

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Age adjustment techniques in the use of household survey data

Information Paper, April 2017 (UNESCO)

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Monitoring Education Participation

Framework for monitoring children and adolescents who are out of school or at risk of dropping out (UNESCO/UNICEF)

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If you don’t understand, how can you learn?

Policy paper, Global Education Monitoring Report

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Education in emergencies and protracted crises

Summary note on the proposition and options, January 2016

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Global publications and papers

Reports and analysis on how the Initiative is reaching some of the world’s most marginalized children

Updated OOSCI Operational Manual

Fixing the Broken Promise of Education for All

Workshop templates

Social media templates

Data Inventory and Quality Assessment Tool

COVID-19 highlights an opportunity for out-of-school children

Guidance on Distance Learning Modalities

New Methodology Shows that 258 Million Children, Adolescents and Youth Are Out of School

Formative Evaluation of OOSCI 2018

Early Warning Systems for Students at Risk of Dropping Out

The effect of varying population estimates on the calculation of enrolment rates and out-of-school rates

Estimation of the numbers and rates of out-of-school children and adolescents using administrative and household survey data

Age adjustment techniques in the use of household survey data

Monitoring Education Participation

If you don’t understand, how can you learn?

Education in emergencies and protracted crises