| AITSL | Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (Australia) |
| ARNES | National Research and Education Network (Akademska in raziskovalna mreža, Slovenia) |
| CfE | Curriculum for Excellence (Scotland, United Kingdom) |
| CIPAVE | Internal Commissions for the Prevention of Accidents and School Violence (Comissão Interna de Prevenção à Acidentes e Violência Escolar, Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil) |
| CNA | National Accreditation Commission (Comisión Nacional de Acreditación, Chile) |
| CNESCO | National Centre for the Evaluation of the School System (Centre national d’étude des systèmes scolaires, France) |
| DEIS | Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (Ireland) |
| DEPP | Directorate of Evaluation, Forecasting and Performance (direction de l'évaluation, de la prospective et de la performance, France) |
| DES | Department of Education and Skills (Ireland) |
| DfE | Department for Education (United Kingdom) |
| DIA | Comprehensive Assessment of Learning (Diagnóstico Integral de Aprendizajes, Chile) |
| DOH | Department of Health (Ireland) |
| DPMK | Digital Pedagogical Methodology Centrer (Digitális Pedagógiai Módszertani Központ, Hungary) |
| EBA | Education Information Network (Eğitim Bilişim Aği, Turkey) |
| ECEC | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| EEF | Education Endowment Foundation (England, United Kingdom) |
| EHIS | Estonian Education Information System (Eesti Hariduse Infosüsteem, Estonia) |
| FET | Further Education and Training (Ireland) |
| FINEEC | Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (Kansallinen koulutuksen arviointikeskus, Finland) |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GSVS | Guidelines for the Support of Vulnerable Students (Intervenção educativa para crianças e jovens em situação de vulnerabilidade, Portugal) |
| HEIs | Higher education institutions |
| HEPPP | Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Programme (Australia) |
| HMIE | Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (Scotland, United Kingdom) |
| ICILS | International Computer and Information Literacy Study |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IRLSAF | Indigenous, Regional and Low Socio-Economic Status Attainment Fund (Australia) |
| JUNAEB | National Board of School Aid and Scholarships (Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar y Becas, Chile) |
| MEP | Ministry of Public Education (Ministerio de Educación Pública, Costa Rica) |
| MOOC | Massive Open Online Course |
| NGOs | Non-governmental organisations |
| NÚCEM | National Institute for Certified Educational Measurements (Národný ústav certifikovaných meraní vzdelávania, Slovak Republic) |
| NZQA | New Zealand Qualifications Authority (New Zealand) |
| PIAAC | International Survey of Adult Skills |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PROA | Programme for orientation, advancement and educational enrichment (Programa para la orientación, avance y enriquecimiento educativo, Spain) |
| RMC | Regional Registration and Co-ordination Centre (Regionaal Meld- en Coördinatiepunt, Netherlands) |
| SEN | Special Educational Needs |
| SSLP | Supports for Student Learning Program (Canada) |
| STEM | Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
| TALIS | Teaching and Learning International Survey |
| TEIP | Education Territories of Priority Intervention Programme (Territórios Educativos de Intervenção Prioritária, Portugal) |
| TEOs | Tertiary Education Organisations (New Zealand) |
| UNHCR | United Nationals High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training |
| ZRSS | National Education Institute (Zarod Republike Slovenije za šolstvo, Slovenia) |
Education Policy Outlook 2021
Shaping Responsive and Resilient Education in a Changing World