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By accessing or using EducationMetrics.org, you agree to these Terms of Use and any policies linked from this page. If you do not agree with these terms, do not use the site.

These terms apply to the public website, article pages, data pages, country profiles, charts, rankings, tables, source notes, and related educational resources published on EducationMetrics.org.

What EducationMetrics.org provides

EducationMetrics.org publishes informational pages about education indicators, country-level education statistics, global rankings, international assessments, and source-linked data summaries.

The site is designed to make education data easier to read and compare. It does not replace official databases, national statistics offices, international organizations, schools, ministries, or assessment providers.

Data, source years, and coverage

Education data often comes from different reporting years, survey cycles, assessment years, and country coverage rules. A page title may include a publication year, while the underlying source values may come from the latest official year available.

• UNESCO, World Bank, OECD, IEA, UNDP, national statistical offices, and other source providers may revise data after publication.
• Some countries may not report every indicator every year.
• PISA, TIMSS, and PIRLS pages include only participating systems where source data is available.
• World Bank income groups, country names, and regional groupings may change over time.

EducationMetrics.org may update pages when new data, corrections, or improved methodology notes become available.

Charts, tables, and rankings

Charts and rankings are visual summaries of selected indicators. They are provided to help readers scan patterns, compare countries, and understand broad data ranges.

Tables carry the primary values shown on data pages. If a chart and table appear to differ because of rounding, display limits, source-year filters, or chart selection rules, the methodology note and table context should be checked first.

No professional, legal, financial, or policy advice

Content on EducationMetrics.org is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not legal advice, financial advice, academic placement advice, admissions advice, investment advice, or official policy guidance.

Decisions about education policy, school choice, international study, funding, employment, research, or public administration should not be based only on this website. Official sources and qualified professionals should be consulted where needed.

Acceptable use

You may use the site for reading, research, citation checking, comparison, teaching, and general educational reference. You agree not to misuse the site or interfere with its operation.

• Do not attempt to break, overload, scan, or disrupt the website.
• Do not use automated scraping in a way that harms performance or bypasses reasonable access controls.
• Do not misrepresent EducationMetrics.org as an official government, school, ministry, OECD, UNESCO, World Bank, IEA, or UN agency website.
• Do not republish modified data in a way that removes source-year context or misleads readers.
• Do not use the site to generate spam, impersonation, fraud, or harmful activity.

Content use and attribution

The text, page structure, visual design, analysis notes, charts, and original explanations on EducationMetrics.org are protected by applicable copyright and database rights unless otherwise stated.

You may quote short excerpts with attribution and link back to the relevant page. You may not copy full pages, bulk-republish articles, clone the site design, or remove source and methodology context from data summaries.

Third-party data remains subject to the terms, licenses, and attribution rules of the original source providers.

External sources and third-party websites

EducationMetrics.org may link to official data sources, international organizations, research pages, national statistics offices, and other third-party websites.

External websites are not controlled by EducationMetrics.org. Their data, availability, licensing terms, privacy practices, and publication schedules may differ from this site.

Site availability and errors

EducationMetrics.org aims to keep pages available and readable, but uninterrupted access is not guaranteed. The site may be unavailable during maintenance, technical problems, hosting issues, security work, or content updates.

We may correct mistakes, update tables, adjust chart labels, revise methodology notes, remove outdated pages, or replace older content when improved information becomes available.

Changes to these terms

These Terms of Use may be updated from time to time. When the terms are changed, the updated version will be posted on this page with a revised update date.

Continued use of EducationMetrics.org after changes are published means that you accept the revised terms.

Contact and corrections

Questions about these terms, correction requests, source clarifications, or data coverage concerns can be sent through the contact page.

When reporting a possible data issue, include the page URL, indicator name, country or system name, source year, and the source you are comparing against.