Presents the full text of "Worldwide Education Statistics: Enhancing UNESCO's Role," a report from the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (BICSE), edited by James W. Guthrie and Janet S. Hansen. Lists committee members and includes a preface and an executive summary. Provides information on the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the gathering of education statistics. Contains recommendations, a list of sources, and definitions of acronyms used in the report. Notes that the project was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Links to the home pages of the NAS and the NAP.