Worldwide educational indicators are presented in tables and graphs by region. The indicators are selected to highlight the International Literacy Year and Education for All, two programs of particular importance to the United Nations. Data are presented for the school years beginning in 1970, 1975, 1980, and select years up to 1987. The terms "first level,""second level," and "third level" correspond to elementary, secondary, and higher education, respectively. Selected statistics for developing and developed countries are provided for the following parameters: (1) education preceding the first level; (2) education at the first level; (3) education at the second level; (4) public expenditure on education; (5) demographic and enrollment prospects in the year 2000; and (6) trends and prospects in the area of illiteracy. Twenty-six data tables and 17 figures are provided. Two additional tables present enrollment by level of education and percent female and selected indicators summarized by country for around 1987. (SLD)