Abbreviations and acronyms

CAS

Common Admission System

ECEC

Early Childhood Education and Care

ECTS

European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System

EMIS

Education Management Information System

ESCS

PISA index of economic, social and cultural status

EU

European Union

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GPA

Grade Point Average

HDI

Human Development Index

HEI

Higher Education Institution

IEA

International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement

IEQE

Завод за вредновање квалитета образовања и васпитања - Serbia’s Institute for Education Quality and Evaluation

IIE

Завод за унапређивање образовања и васпитања - Serbia’s Institute for Improvement of Education

ISCED

International Standard Classification of Education

IT

Information Technology

MICS

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

MoESTD

Министарство просвете, науке и технолошког развоја - Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia

NEET

Not in Education, Employment or Training

NGOs

Non-governmental organisations

PIRLS

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

PPP

Purchasing Power Parity

RSAs

Regional School Authorities

SEN

Special Education Needs

SICI

Standing International Conference of Inspectors

SORS

Републички завод за статистику - Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

TALIS

Teaching and Learning International Survey

TIMSS

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

UIS

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

VET

Vocational Education Training