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Average learning outcomes

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What you should know about this indicator

Harmonized test scores from major international student achievement testing programs. They are measured in TIMSS-equivalent units, where 300 is minimal attainment and 625 is advanced attainment.

World Bank variable id: HD.HCI.HLO

Original source: Patrinos and Angrist (2018). http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/390321538076747773/Global-Dataset-on-Education-Quality-A-Review-and-Update-2000-2017

Average learning outcomes
Average learning outcomes correspond to test scores across standardized, psychometrically-robust international and regional student achievement tests.
Source
World Bank (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Last updated
November 4, 2024
Next expected update
November 2025
Date range
2010–2020
Unit
score

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The World Bank EdStats database offers a comprehensive array of over 8,000 internationally comparable indicators related to education access, progression, completion, literacy, teachers, demographics, and expenditures. It covers the education cycle from pre-primary to vocational and tertiary education, including data on learning outcomes from assessments like PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS, equity data from household surveys, and educational projections up to 2050.

Retrieved on
November 4, 2024
Retrieved from
https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/search/dataset/0038480/education-statistics
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World Bank Education Statistics (EdStats), World Bank, 2023. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

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World Bank (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. “Average learning outcomes” [dataset]. World Bank, “World Bank Education Statistics (EdStats)” [original data]. Retrieved December 15, 2024 from https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/average-harmonized-learning-outcome-scores