UN Millennium Development Goals e-learning materials

Guide to ESDS International

The guide will provide an introduction to one of the Economic and Social Data Services (ESDS) specialist data services, ESDS International - which disseminates and supports both aggregate and survey international datasets for UK Further and Higher Education.

Working through the guide you will learn about the origins of the service, the differences between aggregate and survey data, the producers of international data and the content of the international datasets included in the ESDS International data portfolio.

In addition you can work through related activities finding out how to effectively search the ESDS portfolio, how to access the aggregate data and how to cite the data correctly.

Learning objectives for the 'Guide to ESDS International' section

• Learn about the origins of the international data service and its role within the wider Economic and Social Data Service.
• Understand the differences between aggregate (macro) and survey (micro) data
• Learn about the organisations that produce international databanks and their role in the UN MDGs
• Have a clearer understanding of the topics, geographies and time periods covered by international datasets included in ESDS Internationals data portfolio.