Retrieves information about indicators available in the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) API.
Arguments
- version
Character. The API version to use. If NULL (default), the API's default version will be used. See uis_get_versions for a list of supported versions.
- disaggregations
Logical. If TRUE, includes disaggregation information for indicators. Default is FALSE.
- glossary_terms
Logical. If TRUE, includes glossary terms associated with indicators. Default is FALSE.
Value
A data frame with information about indicators:
- indicator_id
Character. The unique identifier for the indicator.
- indicator_name
Character. The name of the indicator.
- theme
Character. The theme of the indicator.
- last_data_update
Date. The last update date.
- last_data_update_description
Character. A description about the last update date.
- data_availability
List column. Contains nested information about data availability, including total record count and timeline min/max years.
- entity_types
List column. Contains information about entity types associated with the indicator.
Examples
# \donttest{
# Download indicators
uis_get_indicators()
#> # A tibble: 4,247 × 7
#> indicator_id indicator_name theme last_data_update last_data_update_des…¹
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <date> <chr>
#> 1 10 Official entrance… EDUC… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 2 10403 Start month of th… EDUC… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 3 10404 End month of the … EDUC… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 4 10405 Start of the acad… EDUC… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 5 10406 End of the academ… EDUC… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 6 13 Theoretical durat… EDUC… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 7 200101 Total population … DEMO… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 8 200144 Population aged 1… DEMO… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 9 200151 Population aged 6… DEMO… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 10 200343 Population aged 1… DEMO… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> # ℹ 4,237 more rows
#> # ℹ abbreviated name: ¹last_data_update_description
#> # ℹ 2 more variables: data_availability <list>, entity_types <list>
# Download indicators with glossary terms and disaggregations
uis_get_indicators(disaggregations = TRUE, glossary_terms = TRUE)
#> # A tibble: 4,247 × 9
#> indicator_id indicator_name theme last_data_update last_data_update_des…¹
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <date> <chr>
#> 1 10 Official entrance… EDUC… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 2 10403 Start month of th… EDUC… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 3 10404 End month of the … EDUC… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 4 10405 Start of the acad… EDUC… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 5 10406 End of the academ… EDUC… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 6 13 Theoretical durat… EDUC… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 7 200101 Total population … DEMO… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 8 200144 Population aged 1… DEMO… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 9 200151 Population aged 6… DEMO… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> 10 200343 Population aged 1… DEMO… 2025-02-23 February 2025 Data Re…
#> # ℹ 4,237 more rows
#> # ℹ abbreviated name: ¹last_data_update_description
#> # ℹ 4 more variables: data_availability <list>, entity_types <list>,
#> # disaggregations <list>, glossary_terms <list>
# }