The TCG Secretariat announced the 8th Meeting of the Technical Cooperation Group on the Indicators for SDG4-Education 2030 (TCG 8).
The TCG 8 was held on 2 November 2021 and focused on:
- Providing an update on the global, thematic and regional methodological developments to fill data gaps, including:
- New reporting of administrative data, including expenditure
- New developments on learning outcome indicators
- New developments on household survey-based indicators
- Population estimates: call for a task force;
- Discussing regional and national engagements within the TCG working arrangements;
- Presenting status, finalization, and next steps for SDG 4 benchmarks.
Updates on the regional processes
- Asia and the Pacific, Magarete Sachs-Israe (UNESCO Bangkok)
- Arab States, Dr Abdelsalam Al Joufi (ABEGS) and Hana Hashimoto (UNESCO Beirut)
- Africa, Adoumtar Noubatour (African Union)
- Latin America and the Caribbean, Laurette Bristol (CARICOM)
Updates on the national processes
TCG Working Groups Meetings
The working group, chaired by Mr Alpha Bah (Gambia), met on 26 October 2021 and presented and discussed:
- Concept Note and Agenda (WG/EMIS/1)
- Expanding Data Collection Tools and Options (WG/EMIS/2)
- Proposal: A Hybrid Approach to the Use of Population Data for Education Indicators (WG/EMIS/3)
The working group, chaired by Mr Robert Rokocevic (France), met on 25 October 2021 and presented and discussed:
- Concept Note and Agenda (WG/T/1)
- ISCED-Teachers (English, Français) (WG/T/2)
- Metadata Proposal on SDG Indicator 4.c.1 (Excel document will download) (WG/T/3)
The working group, chaired by Ms Ethel Agnes Pascua-Velenzuela (SEAMEO), met on 26 October 2021 and presented and discussed:
- Concept Note and Agenda (WG/F/1)
- Proposed Methodology for Reporting Indicator 1.a.2: Proportion of Government Spending on Essential Services (Education) (WG/F/2)
- Expanding Data Collection Tools and Options (WG/F/3, cross-referenced WG/EMIS/2)
The working group, chaired by Ms Silvia Montoya (UIS), met on 28 October 2021 and presented and discussed:
- Concept Note and Agenda (WG/GAML/1)
- Proposed Use of Science Proficiency as a Proxy for SDG 4.1.1 in Reading (WG/GAML/2)
- Use of Cross-National Learning Assessments to Measure SDG 4.2.3 (WG/GAML/3)
- Learning Losses- MILO Project Study Design (WG/GAML/4)
- Policy Linking Overview (WG/GAML/5)
- Learning Data Compact (WG/GAML/6)
The working group, chaired by Mr Bilal Barakat (UNESCO/GEMR), met on 25 October 2021 and presented and discussed:
- Concept Note and Agenda (WG/HHS/1)
- Out-of-School Rate Modelling (WG/HHS/2
- Issues and Recommended Approaches for Using Disability Variables for Education Indicators in Household Surveys (WG/HHS/3)
- Roadmap for Measuring Learning Through the Lifecycle in Multi-Topic National Household Surveys (WG/HHS/4)