European Lifelong Learning Indicators

===Description===

===Description===

The ELLI Index is an annual measure of lifelong learning at national and sub-national levels in Europe. The ELLI Index is a [[composite (finance)|composite index]] created from several other variables. The variables used to create the ELLI Index describe the different learning environments of school, community, work and home life. The variables cover the range of ages from birth to post-retirement. The ELLI Index measures learning in four different domains taken from the [[UNESCO]] framework completed by [[Jacques Delors]] that include learning to know, learning to do, learning to live together and learning to be.Delors et al. ''Learning: the treasure within. Report to UNESCO of the International Commission on Education for the 21st Century''. UNESCO, 1996.

The ELLI Index is an annual measure of lifelong learning at national and sub-national levels in Europe. The ELLI Index is a [[composite (finance)|composite index]] created from several other variables. The variables used to create the ELLI Index describe the different learning environments of school, community, work and home life. The variables cover the range of ages from birth to post-retirement. The ELLI Index measures learning in four different domains taken from the [[UNESCO]] framework developed by [[Jacques Delors]] that include learning to know, learning to do, learning to live together and learning to be.Delors et al. ''Learning: the treasure within. Report to UNESCO of the International Commission on Education for the 21st Century''. UNESCO, 1996.

===Conceptual framework: UNESCO dimensions of learning===

===Conceptual framework: UNESCO dimensions of learning===

==== Learning to know – the formal education system ====

==== Learning to know – the formal education system ====

The dimension of learning to know predominantly assesses the learning of young people within the formal education system. By including data on the formal system, ELLI measures the input and outcomes of the area in which most ministries of education allocate the majority of their budget and on which policy decision making and policy directions currently place their emphasis. In terms of investment, this dimension contains indicators on total expenditure on education and training. The range of learning opportunities for formal education that are included in ELLI are pre-school, school, higher education and adult education institutions. This pillar also measures learning outcomes from traditional core disciplines such as math, science and reading in secondary schools, as well as completion and attainment rates for post-secondary education. The learning to know pillar covers the majority of the political priorities related to education as stated by European member states.European Council and European Commission. ''Key competences for a changing world: Draft 2010 joint progress report of the Council and the Commission on the implementation of the Education & Training 2010 work programme''. European Council and European Commission, 2010.European Council. ''Europe 2010: A new European strategy for growth and jobs''. European Council, 2010.

The dimension of learning to know predominantly assesses the learning of young people within the formal education system. By including data on the formal system, ELLI measures the input and outcomes of the area in which most ministries of education allocate the majority of their budget and on which policy decision-making and policy directions currently place their emphasis. In terms of investment, this dimension contains indicators on total expenditure on education and training. The range of learning opportunities for formal education that are included in ELLI are pre-school, school, higher education and adult education institutions. This pillar also measures learning outcomes from traditional core disciplines such as math, science and reading in secondary schools, as well as completion and attainment rates for post-secondary education. The learning to know pillar covers the majority of the political priorities related to education as stated by European member states.European Council and European Commission. ''Key competences for a changing world: Draft 2010 joint progress report of the Council and the Commission on the implementation of the Education & Training 2010 work programme''. European Council and European Commission, 2010.European Council. ''Europe 2010: A new European strategy for growth and jobs''. European Council, 2010.

==== Learning to do – vocational learning ====

==== Learning to do – vocational learning ====