Digital Reference Resources

Compilation of information from the University of Michigan

Statistics about children and their well-being. Includes data for individual states, comparison data across states, or specific measures. Community-level data profiles available within states. Raw data can be downloaded from cross-state comparisons.

Offers global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, culture, and communication. THe most comprehensive resource for global education statistics in the world. including primary school enrollment and graduation rates. Provides statistical tables, country profiles, and global rankings.

Tracks statistics from government information sources to measure questions such as "How fast is the world population growing," "How much are governments growing," and "How many emails have been sent?" Provides statistics related to population, economics, society, media, environment, food, water, energy, and health.

One-stop-shopping for statistics/quantitative data in social science disciplines (and for other fields as well). Compiled by librarians at Georgia State University.