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The UNESCO Science Report is a global monitoring report published regularly by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.Every five years, this report maps the latest trends and developments in national and regional policy landscapes, against the backdrop of shifting socio-economic, geopolitical and environmental realities.
Source: UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030 (2015) In 2010, Tanzania devoted 1.7% of GDP to higher education and 6.2% of GDP to education as a whole, one of the highest rates in Africa. Even though Tanzania had eight public institutions of higher education and a plethora of private institutions in 2015, fewer than half of secondary school ...
In 2013, Cape Verde invested 5% of its GDP in education. Although this is down from 7.5% in 2004, it remains high. [5] Cape Verde's literacy rate is the highest in West Africa: 98% of young people between the ages of 15 and 24 were literate in 2012.
[1] [2] Scientific research output in terms of publications in Southern Africa, cumulative totals by field, 2008–2014. Source: UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030 (2015), Figure 20.6. The government has been analyzing new legislation that would promote local cutting and polishing of diamonds to create an estimated 1,700 new jobs.
The UIS was established in 1999. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, it was created by a collaboration between Université de Montréal, the INRS and UNESCO to provide statistics for the UN. [2] The institute serves member states of UNESCO as well as intergovernmental and nongovernmental organisations, research institutes, universities, and ...
The green, orange and yellow lines indicate how surface temperatures will likely respond if leading carbon emitters begin to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Without immediate curbs, temperatures are set to follow the red track, and increase between 3.2 and 5.4 degrees Celsius by 2100. The green line shows how we can minimize warming if ...
As of January 2020, self-employed National Insurance Contributions (NICs) will be categorised as Class 2 when profits are between £6,365 and £8,631.99 a year. If a self-employed worker earns £8,632 or more a year they will be categorised as Class 4. Class 2 contributions are charged at £3.00 per week and are usually paid by direct debit. [19]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump cannot ignore a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the U.S. by early next year or face a ban ...