Data Sets

Education-related data sets from the Institute of Education Sciences, the statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education.

IPEDS gathers information from every college, university, and technical and vocational institution that participates in the federal student financial aid programs. Reports data on enrollments, program completions, graduation rates, faculty and staff, finances, institutional prices, and student financial aid.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

NCSES is responsible for statistical data on the following:
Research and Development
The science and engineering workforce
U.S. competitiveness in science, engineering, technology, and R&D
The condition and progress of STEM education in the United States.

International comparative assessments of student achievement in mathematics and science (TIMSS) and in reading (PIRLS) from more than 60 countries.

PISA measures 15-year-olds’ ability to use their reading, mathematics and science knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges.

TEDS-M examined how different countries prepare their teachers to teach mathematics in primary and lower-secondary schools.

ICILS measures international differences in students’ computer and information literacy.

TALIS asks teachers and school leaders about working conditions and learning environments at their schools.

PIAAC measures adults’ proficiency in key information-processing skills - literacy, numeracy and problem solving - and gathers information and data on how adults use their skills at home, at work and in the wider community.