1. Item 2.2 – ESS Work Programme on Education statistics
Paolo Passerini Eurostat F5
Education and Training Statistics Working Group – 2-3 June 2016

2. The Project covers three areas of work in social statistics:
Background
The Project covers three areas of work in social statistics:
Social protection
Health
Education
The project started in November 2015

3. 1. Social Protection
Work in the area of social protection (ESSPROS) is subdivided in three parts:
Analysis of links between ESSPROS and the national accounts framework (ESA 2010)
Conceptual aspects
Data comparison
Links in data production
Work in Task Force

4. 1. Social Protection
Proposal for satellite accounts on social protection
First proposal in 2017, grants for implementation
Work in Task Force on beneficiaries from
Study characteristics of beneficiaries from SILC
Grants for implementation on number of beneficiaries:

5. 1. Social protection
Feasibility analysis of macroeconomic indicators on social protection
To be proposed in the context of the European Semester
Pilot countries for preliminary analysis in 2017

6. 2. Health
Requirements by DG EMPL and DG ECFIN for complete and comparable health care expenditure statistics
Commission Regulation on health care expenditure and financing was adopted on 4 March 2015
Applicable for the first time in 2016
Data should be compiled with reference to the System of Health Accounts (SHA) 2011 Manual

7. 2. Health The project on health will cover the following aspects:
Analysis of the links between SHA and the national accounts framework (ESA 2010)
The analysis should cover conceptual aspects and data comparison, as well as the data production process
Work expected to start in the first half of 2017
Reporting to the Public Health statistics Working Group (next meeting:24-25 November 2016)

8. 3. Education
In 2015 an Indicators Expert Group on education investment with DG EAC proposed
Improvements in expenditure data, availability and timeliness
Links and alignment between UOE expenditure data and national accounts (COFOG)
Review of UOE data collection

9. 3. Education
Eurostat is working on education expenditure statistics with the support of a team of experts. This work includes
Analysis of consistency and links with national accounts
First approach to develop a system of education accounts
Results expected at end 2017
Reporting to the Education and Training Statistics Working Group

10. Thank you for your attention