Icelandic Statistics Competition 2024-2025

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This proposal addresses the area of dissemination and communication of official statistics, for projects to be funded under the European Statistical Programme. More specifically it describes the continued implementation of Iceland´s participation in the European Statistical Competition (IS-ESC, see also: www.greindubetur.is) for the school year of 2024-2025. The overall objective of this action is to increase information literacy by promoting curiosity and enthusiasm for statistics among secondary school students. This object is pursued by encouraging teachers across diverse subject areas to use data from Statistics Iceland to explore and understand various societal topics. By doing so we will continue to frame this project not as a statistical subject, but as a tool for students to become literate on information in various subjects focusing on the social context. We ensure the sustainability of the action by continuing our collaboration with a network of shareholders. Consequently, we anticipate that the topics addressed in IS-ESC will serve as valuable educational resources and used as an educational material for those age groups and will be integrated into the National Curriculum Guide for Compulsory and Upper Secondary Schools.