Research Guides: *Education: Find Data & Statistics

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National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
Childstats.gov
Site includes data from a collection of 22 Federal government agencies in the U.S. involved in research and activities related to children and families.
Education Data Explorer | Urban Institute
Find data on U.S. schools, school districts, and colleges using this data tool which pulls together a number of datasets from the U.S. Department of Education and the Census Bureau.
Ed Data Express
Site designed to improve the public's ability to access and explore high-value state- and district-level education data collected by the U.S. Department of Education.

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) This link opens in a new window
ICPSR is the world's largest collection of digital social science data. Find qualitative and quantitative datasets, accompanying codebooks, publication lists and more. Formats include SPSS, Stata and Excel. Access to this resource from off campus requires that users initially register for an account while on campus.

Working/studying remotely? Request access to ICPSR data and resources by contacting icpsr-help@umich.edu. When you do, please let them know that you are a current student, faculty, or staff member at Brandeis University, and be sure to use your @brandeis.edu email address.

Kids Count Data Center: A Project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Site includes data on the economic well-being, demographics, health, education, and other variables related to children and families.

EdStats: Educational Statistics (WorldBank)
Worldwide education statistics that cover topics such as educational attainment, education expenditures, literacy, and more.
OECD iLibrary
OECD is among the most widely used sources of cross-national data. Amazing amount of statistics on many different economic and social topics for OECD countries.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Covering more than 200 countries and territories, the UIS database covers all education levels and addresses key policy issues such as gender parity, teachers, and financing.