Access EduCensus Data

Structured, verified, and policy-ready school census microdata. Structured for research. Documented for policy.

EduCensus Round 1 data collection is launching in 2026. Public-use data files will be published on Harvard Dataverse upon completion of Round 1 field operations.

For Academic Researchers

EduCensus Open Data — Free to Download

EduCensus public-use data files are free for academic research, policy analysis, and educational use under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. No registration required. Cite using the Harvard Dataverse DOI.

Download from this site

CSV public-use files with restricted variables removed. Available directly when Round 1 data is published.

File Name	Scope	Download
EduCensus_Round1_PublicUse_Schools.csv	School-level	Coming 2026
EduCensus_Round1_PublicUse_Communes.csv	Commune-level	Coming 2026
EduCensus_Round1_PublicUse_Departments.csv	Department-level	Coming 2026
EduCensus_Round1_PublicUse_Countries.csv	Country-level	Coming 2026
EduCensus_Official_Codebook_Round1_2026.pdf	Documentation	Download
EduCensus_Round1_README.txt	Documentation	Download

Permanent Archive on Harvard Dataverse

Harvard Dataverse

For permanent DOI citation in academic work, use the Harvard Dataverse archive.

Access on Harvard Dataverse

C2RE / EduCensus Project Office. 2026. EduCensus National School Registry System, Round 1 Public-Use Data File. Harvard Dataverse. https://doi.org/[DOI].

For Ministry of Education Partners

Official Ministry Data Portal

If you are a ministry of education official in an EduCensus partner country, log in to the Ministry Dashboard to access your country's complete data — including restricted-use files, the data quality dashboard, and the longitudinal analysis panel.

Ministry Dashboard Login

Not yet a partner country?

If your ministry of education is interested in bringing EduCensus to your country, we want to hear from you.

Start a Partnership Conversation

For Multilateral Agencies and Technical Partners

EduCensus Public API

The EduCensus read-only public API provides programmatic access to aggregated country, department, and commune-level data for multilateral agency integration, research pipelines, and policy dashboards. API access requires a free API key available from the EduCensus Project Office.

Endpoints

GET /v1/countries
GET /v1/countries/{iso3}/summary
GET /v1/countries/{iso3}/departments
GET /v1/countries/{iso3}/communes
GET /v1/rounds

Example response

{
  "country": "HTI",
  "round": "R1-2026",
  "schools_registered": 0,
  "students_enrolled": 0,
  "educators": 0,
  "coverage_pct": 0.0
}

Request API Access

System Administrator access at /sysadmin