World Bank data on the number of new classrooms built for primary education across countries. The dataset tracks rooms or single accommodations that are minimally equipped and used for the first time. It is compiled by the Global Partnership for Education using country-specific definitions and methods.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in new classroom construction over time to assess infrastructure development.
- Compare country-level investment in primary school facilities using the new classroom count metric.
- Model the relationship between new classroom availability and primary school enrollment rates.
Strengths
- Data is compiled from national sources, providing country-level authority.
- Focuses on a specific, measurable infrastructure indicator for primary education.
Limitations
- Country-specific definitions for 'new classroom' limit direct cross-national comparability.
- Sample size and temporal coverage are unknown.
- Data on related factors like classroom quality or utilization is absent.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, compiled by the Global Partnership for Education.
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from country-reported data using national definitions and methods.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Global, country-level.