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ED43 Proportion of educational institutions providing an email account to all learners (for ISCED level 4
and levels 5-6)
Definition:
Number of educational institutions providing an email
account to all learners expressed as a percentage of all
educational institutions for ISCED level 4 and levels 5-
6.
Data requirement:
(EIM) Number of educational institutions (public and
private) providing an email account to all learners for
ISCED level 4 and levels 5-6.
(refer to questionnaire item C.1.11)
(EI) Number of educational institutions (public and
private) for ISCED level 4 and levels 5-6.
(refer to questionnaire item C.1)
Formula:
EIM
t
EI
Where:
t
h4
h4
* 100
,
6
EIM
h5
6
EI
h5
t
h
t
h
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Purpose:
To measure the extent of efforts made by educational
institutions to facilitate learners’ access to electronic
communication (email) for pedagogical needs.
Method of collection:
Administrative data collection through annual census
or surveys of educational institutions at ISCED levels
4 and 5-6 (or extract data from the records of these
educational institutions).
Data source(s):
Statistical units of the ministries/departments/
agencies responsible for education at ISCED levels 4
and 5-6, or, alternatively, the national statistical office.
* 100
EIM t
h = Number of educational institutions providing an email account to all learners at level of education h in
school-year t
EI t
= Number of educational institutions at level of education h in school-year t
h
Analysis and interpretation:
A high percentage or value for this indicator
demonstrates a high level of efforts made by educational
institutions to facilitate learners’ access to electronic
communication (email) for pedagogical purposes. In this
context, the indicator only reflects a high accessibility to
email accounts among learners in educational
institutions but not the actual intensity of use.
Methodological and definition issues or
operational limitations:
Although an educational institution may provide
universal access to email accounts to all enrolled
learners, there is no guarantee that every learner will
register for an account or use their existing account.
Therefore, universal access does not imply universal
use. An educational institution that has a policy to
provide email accounts to any learner who wishes to
have one, irrespective of use, is counted.
See Appendix II for a more detailed definition of email
account.