| AAS | Associate in Applied Science |
| AEP | Asignación de Excelencia Pedagógica |
| AHS-O | Allgemein bildende höhere Schule – Oberstufe [upper secondary academic secondary school] |
| AHS-U | Allgemein bildende höhere Schule – Unterstufe [lower level of academic secondary school] |
| BER | Building the Education Revolution |
| CRA | Colegios Rurales Agrupados [rural schools] |
| DEIS | Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools |
| DEPP | Direction de l’Evaluation, de la Prospective et de la Performance [Department of Evaluation, Foresight and Performance] |
| E2C | Écoles de la 2e Chance [second chance schools] |
| ECDF | Evaluación de Carácter Diagnóstico Formativo [Diagnostic and Formative Evaluation] |
| ECEC | Early childhood education and care |
| EFW | Education Finance Watch |
| EMIS | Education Management Information System |
| FFIE | Fondo de Financiamiento de la Infraestructura Educativa [Educational Infrastructure Fund] |
| FGU | Preparatory Basic Education and Training |
| FUNDEB | Fundo de Manutenção e Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica [Maintenance and Development Fund for Basic Education] |
| FUNDEF | Fundo para Manutenção e Desenvolvimento do Ensino Fundamental e Valorização do Magistério [Maintenance and Development of Basic Schools and the Valorisation of the Teaching Profession] |
| GDPLOI | Gross Domestic Product Learning Opportunities Index |
| MYS | Mean Years of Schooling |
| MTEFs | Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks |
| NMS | Neue Mittelschule [New Secondary School] |
| PER | Programa de Educación Rural [Rural Education Programme] |
| PIAAC | Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| RTLB | Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour |
| SCHEP | Schulentwicklungsprogramm [long-term school development programmes] |
| SES | Socio-Economic Status |
| SGP | Sistema General de Participaciones [General System of Transfers] |
| TALISTFP | Teaching and Learning International Survey Total Factor Productivity |
| V4M | Value for Money |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| ZEP | Zones d’Éducation Prioritaire [Priority Education Zones] |
| ZER | Zona Escolar Rural [Rural Education Zones] |
Value for Money in School Education
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