UN Higher Education Policy Observatory: access information and conduct comparisons on higher education systems and policies around the world.
The UN Higher Education Policy Observatory serves as a comprehensive platform for accessing and comparing information on higher education systems and policies globally. This platform features 45 indicators that cover a wide range of topics, including governance structures, quality assurance mechanisms, and social justice initiatives. The UN Higher Education Policy Observatory integrate publicly available higher education sector data and information into a single location, making it easier for users to explore and analyse the complexities of higher education across different countries.
The UN Higher Education Policy Observatory provides three main ways to explore information on the platform:
- Country profiles provide in-depth information on key aspects of a specific country's higher education system
- Country comparisons allow users to evaluate similarities and differences between up to three countries
- World and regional overviews present comparable data and information of different indicators through graphs and maps
The main objective of the platform is to enhance the understanding of global higher education systems and trends as well as to support informed, evidence-based decision-making across the globe.