ADEA Newsletter: Volume 12, Number 3 July-September 2000 Education statistics have long been neglected in many sub-Saharan African countries. As the story goes, a frustrated education minister once said, "What good are statistics? We need schools and books!" "Yes, of course," replied an educational planner. "But how many?" This edition of the ADEA Newsletter highlights recent work in the field of education statistics and contains an analysis of the Education For All 2000 Assessment. FOCUS: Education Statistics Developing a Professional Community of Information Managers and Statisticians EFA 2000 Assessment: Progress Made in Basic Education Since 1990 The ADEA Working Group on Education Statistics Country Experiences Zimbabwe: Country-led Information Systems Development Burkina Faso: Improving Data Collection and Management Zambia: Setting up a System to Track Books Ongoing Programs and Activities Intra-African Exchanges: Initiatives in Namibia, Guinea, and Zimbabwe Benin MPs Mobilize for Education HIV/AIDS: What the Working Groups are Doing OAU Decade of Education: Priorities for West Africa

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