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| Database name
! Discipline(s)
! Country
! Available years
! Longitudinal/Cross-sectional
! Cost
! Access |
|---|
| Civic Education Study (CivEd)
| Knowledge of democratic practices and institutions, as well as U.S. ninth-grade students’ attitudes toward democracy, national identity, international relations, and social cohesion and diversity
| 27 countries [{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/CivEd/countries.asp|title=The Civic Education Study (CivEd) - Countries|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}]
! 1999
! Cross-sectional
|{{yes|Free}}
|Available through CD[{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2002001|title=Civics Education Study 1999 (CD-ROM)|date=4 June 2004|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}] |
| Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998 - 99 (ECLS-K)
| Mathematics, reading, general knowledge and science
| 27 countries
! The birth cohort of the ECLS-B is a sample of children born in 2001 and followed from birth through kindergarten entry. The kindergarten class of 1998-99 cohort is a sample of children followed from kindergarten through the eighth grade. The kindergarten class of 2010-11 cohort will follow a sample of children from kindergarten through the fifth grade.
! Longitudinal
|{{yes|Free}}
|Data freely available but restricted data requiring an administrative process for access[{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/edat/|title=EDAT : Home - National Center for Education Statistics|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}] |
| Education Longitudinal Study of 2002
|Mathematics
|United States
! 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2012
! Longitudinal
|{{yes|Free}}
|Education Longitudinal Study of 2002[{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/els2002/avail_data.asp|title=Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) - Available Data and Related Products|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}] |
| Exame Nacional de Desempenho de Estudantes (ENADE)
|Administration, accounting, economics, journalism, marketing and advertising, design, law, psychology, international relations, administrative assistant, tourism, business management, human resources, financial management, operations, marketing, management
|Brazil
! 2004-2011
! Cross-sectional
|{{yes|Free}}
|INEP[[http://portal.inep.gov.br/basica-levantamentos-acessar Download microdata]] |
| ENEM
|Language, science, mathematics, humanities
|Brazil
! 1998-2011
! Cross-sectional
|{{yes|Free}}
|INEP |
| NAEP
|Arts, civics, economics, foreign language, geography, mathematics, reading, science, U.S. history, world history, writing, technology and engineering literacy (starting in 2014)
|United States
! 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2012
! Cross-sectional
|{{yes|Free}}
|NAEP[{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/|title=NAEP Data Explorer.net|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}] |
| National Longitudinal Study of 1972
|Vocabulary, mathematics, reading, picture-number associations, letter groups, and mosaic comparisons
|United States
! 1972-1973 (base years), follow-up surveys in 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, and 1986
! Longitudinal
|{{yes|Free}}
|DAS[{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/nls72/index.asp|title=National Longitudinal Study of 1972 (NLS -72) - Overview: Purpose|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}] |
| PIAAC
| Literacy, numeracy, problem solving in technology-rich environments, and reading
|24 participating countries [{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/countries.asp|title=Program for the International Assessment for Adult Competencies (PIAAC) - Participating Countries|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}]
! One collection between 2011 and 2012
! Cross-sectional
|{{yes|Free}}
|Data to be released between December 2013 and April 2014[{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/schedule.asp|title=Program for the International Assessment for Adult Competencies (PIAAC) - Schedule and Plans|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}] |
| PIRLS
| Reading
|more than 50 countries [{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pirls/countries.asp|title=Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) - Countries|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}]
! 2001, 2006
! Cross-sectional
|{{yes|Free}}
|NCES[{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pirls/datafiles.asp|title=Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) - Data Files|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}] |
| PISA
|Reading, mathematics and science, only one area being evaluated in each year.
|Over 70 countries [[http://www.oecd.org/pisa/participatingcountrieseconomies/ list of PISA countries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908034707/http://www.oecd.org/pisa/participatingcountrieseconomies/ |date=2015-09-08 }}]
! 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009
! Cross-sectional
|{{yes|Free}}
|PISA[{{cite web|url=http://www.oecd.org/pisa/pisaproducts/|title=PISA products - PISA|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}] |
| Sistema de Avaliação da Educação Básica (SAEB)
|Language and mathematics
|Brazil
! 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2011
! Cross-sectional
|{{yes|Free}}
|INEP |
| TIMSS
|Mathematics and science
| Over 60 countries [{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/timss/countries.asp|title=Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) - TIMSS Participating Countries|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}]
! 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011
! Cross-sectional
|{{yes|Free}}
|NCES[{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/Timss/datafiles.asp|title=Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) - Data Files|publisher=|accessdate=14 March 2017}}] |