The sad story of UNESCO's education statistics

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-74

  Heyneman, Stephen P ^a  

^a VA   (United States)

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EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033008406     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-0593(98)00068-6     Document Type: Article

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