Statistical education and training in developing countries of Asia and the Pacific

The main aim of this paper is to assess the present position regarding the extent of the availability of statistical education and training facilities in the developing countries of the ESCAP region and to discuss some of the main problems being faced by these countries in developing the statistical manpower needed in the context of the development efforts. Early developments in the fields of statistical education and statistical training are briefly covered in the section 'Early Developments' and university education in statistics, regional and national training facilities are taken up in the sections 'University Education in Statistics', 'Regional Training Centers' and 'National Training Centers'; teaching of statistics in schools is briefly discussed in the section 'Concluding Remarks'. No attempt is made in this paper to review or evaluate the design and contents of the courses offered by the universities, institutes and training centers in the region.