2. Purpose of Educational Statistics
These are the main purposes of
educational statistics are as follows:
1. to forecast the demand of education of
different kinds and to estimate the future
stocks of students in different educational
sectors in order to ensure that adequate
educational resources—teachers, buildings,
and equipment – are available at the right
time;
3. Purpose of Educational Statistics
2. to forecast the future outlaw of individuals of
different kinds of education;
3. to estimate the future cost for the educational
system;
4. Purpose of Educational Statistics
4. to give data useful for educational research,
e.g., for controlling efficiency of the educational
system in the light of the educational plan;
5. to give information on the current
administration of the educational sector; and
6. to give a broad description of the educational
sector to the general public.
