Mission report on statistical methodology for improving the availability and reliability of educational statistics in Africa, with special attention to their use for purposes of educational planning - discusses the organization of data collection, emphasizing the role of educational personnel in supplying statistical data, mentions problems related to statistics of educational expenditure and of repeaters, briefly outlines some findings on the state of cultural statistics, communication statistics and science statistics in the region, refers to the role of BREDA in this study and includes some country reports