Definitions and Properties of African Union Indicators for Monitoring the Plan of Action for Education in the Second Decade

A key strategy in modern education management is measurement, and a key feature of measurement is using quantitative indicators as both early warning measures of system dysfunction and benchmarks against which progress is assessed.
This indicator handbook is designed as a resource for better understanding of how to use indicators to measure, monitor and track education delivery within ministries of education. It is intended for the statisticians, planners, researchers and education managers who track their ministries' performance in achieving the goals of the African Union's Plan of Action for the Second Decade of Education for Africa (2006-2015