Demand for statisticians and data analysts is expected to increase by 4.4 million jobs worldwide in the years ahead. To teach students basic statistics literacy and introduce them to careers in the profession, many organizations have devel­oped primary and secondary school statistics education programs and resources, most of which are free.

Click the links below to view the resources available around the world.

Census at School Program

Census at School is a free, web-based classroom project that engages primary and secondary school students in statistical problem solving using their own data. This international educational initiative, launched in 2000 in the United Kingdom by the Royal Statistical Society, has programs operating in several countries.

Under the direction of their teacher, students anonymously complete an online survey consisting of 13 questions common to all children and several questions specific to their country. The students then analyze their class census data and compare the results with those from random samples from other classes in their country and around the world.

New Zealand launched the 2013 renewal of its Census at School program May 6. Click here to read an announcement about this launch and to view photos of the event.

Click on the Census at School links below to view the program in your country or others around the world.

Australia	Provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics	http://www.abs.gov.au/censusatschool
Canada	Provided by the Statistical Society of Canada	http://www.censusatschool.ca
International	Provided by the Royal Statistical Society (United Kingdom)	http://www.censusatschool.org.uk/international-projects
Ireland	Provided by the Royal Statistical Society	http://www.censusatschool.ie/resources (Main Site) http://www.cso.ie/en/studentscorner (Ireland Central Statistics Office Site)
Korea	Provided by Korea Statistical Society	Site inaccessible outside the country
Japan	Provided by Japan Statistical Society	http://census.ism.ac.jp/cas/
New Zealand	Provided by the Department of Statistic, University of Auckland	http://www.censusatschool.org.nz/
South Africa	Provided by the Statistics South Africa	http://www.statssa.gov.za/censusatschool/
United Kingdom	Provided by Royal Statistical Society	http://www.censusatschool.org.uk/
United States	Provided by the American Statistical Association	http://www.amstat.org/censusatschool/index.cfm

Teacher Resources

Australia	Provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics	http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/cashome.nsf/Home/Entry Page.es
International	Provided by International Statistical Literacy Project	http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/islp/
International	Provided by International Association for Statistical Education	http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/
International	Provided by Gapminder	http://www.gapminder.org/
United Kingdom	Provided by the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education	http://www.censusatschool.org.uk/resources
United Kingdom	Teaching Statistics Doesn’t Have To Be Murder Provided by the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education	http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6312385&s_cid=tesmagazinehome
United States	Provided by Project-SET	http://www.project-set.com/
United States	Provided by the American Statistical Association	http://www.amstat.org/education/index.cfm
United States	Data Retrieval Provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	http://www.bls.gov/audience/students.htm#tools
United States	Useful Websites for Teachers Provided by the American Statistical Association	http://www.amstat.org/education/usefulsitesforteachers.cfm
United States	Statistics in Schools Provided by the U.S. Census Bureau	http://www.census.gov/schools/
United States	Glossary of Statistical Terms Provided by The Institute for Statistics Education	http://www.statistics.com/resources/glossary/
United States	Statistical Symbols Provided by The Institute for Statistics Education	http://www.statistics.com/statistical-symbols/
United States	Statistical Software Directory Provided by The Institute for Statistics Education	http://www.statistics.com/software-directory/
United States	Terminology in Data Analytics Provided by The Institute for Statistics Education	http://www.statistics.com/landing-page/data-analytics/
United States	Teaching Resources Provided by Minitab	http://minitab.com/academic/teaching-resources/
United States	Classroom Applications Provided by Minitab	http://minitab.com/academic/teaching-resources/classroom-applications/
United States	Using statistics to help you… get dressed! Provided by SAS	http://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/2013/01/04/using-statistics-to-help-you-get-dressed/
United States	We don’t need another hero … or do we? Provided by SAS	http://blogs.sas.com/content/jmp/2013/03/06/we-dont-need-another-hero-or-do-we/
United States	K-12 Statistics Education Resources Flyer Provided by the American Statistical Association	http://www.amstat.org/education/pdfs/EducationResources.pdf
United States	Resources for Statistics Educators Flyer Provided by the American Statistical Association	http://www.amstat.org/education/pdfs/ASA_flyer_educators.pdf
United States	Resources for Students Flyer Provided by the American Statistical Association	http://www.amstat.org/education/pdfs/ASA_flyer_students.pdf
United States	Statistics Education Web (STEW) Statistics Lesson Plans Provided by the American Statistical Association	http://www.amstat.org/education/stew/
United States	Journal of Statistics Education Provided by the American Statistical Association	http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/
United States	Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) Reports Provided by the American Statistical Association	http://www.amstat.org/education/gaise/
Spain	Statistical Songs Provided by Professor Michael Greenacre Department of Economics and Business Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Barcelona, Spain	http://www.youtube.com/StatisticalSongs
United States	Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE) Provided by CAUSE	https://www.causeweb.org/
United States	Internet Mathematics Library: Statistics Instruction Tools & Resources Provided by The Math Forum @ Drexel	http://mathforum.org/library/topics/statistics/
United Kingdom	BP Statistical Review of World Energy Provided by BP p.l.c.	www.bp.com/statisticalreview
United States	Univariate Distribution Relationships Provided by Lawrence Leemis	http://www.math.wm.edu/~leemis/chart/UDR/UDR.html
United Kingdom	Big Picture: Number Crunching Provided by Wellcome Trust	http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Education-resources/Education-and-learning/Big-Picture/All-issues/Number-Crunching/index.htm
United Kingdom	Is Postgraduate Statistics for Me? Provided by The Royal Statistical Society Young Statisticians Section	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW5lzDfoN68&list=PLi_-RNsPXDTLwDBIlNz1yOYYRoTLF_US2
Portugal	Local Action Applied Statistics Provided by Statistics Portugal	http://www.alea.pt/
Portugal	Exploristica Provided by the Portuguese Statistical Society	http://www.exploristica.com/index.php?lang=en
United States	Emergency Relief for the First-Time Advance Placement Statistics Teacher Provided by North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics	http://courses.ncssm.edu/math/Stat_Inst/Stats2007/Bob%20Hayden/Relief.html

Statistics Education Videos

Mexico	Statistics Video Series From the Mathematics Research Center	http://www.estadistica2013cimat.mx/eng/videos
United States	Statistics in Schools Videos Provided by U.S. Census Bureau	http://www.census.gov/schools/videos/
United States	K-12 Statistics Education From Google Data Hangout on Air	https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bfcdbwyqDjg/
United States	K-12 Statistics Education Webinars on K-12 Education Topics Provided by the American Statistical Association	http://www.amstat.org/education/webinars/