The report examines the development and implementation of performance indicators at institutions of higher education, through presentation of position statements on 11 countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom. General conclusions are summarized in an introductory section and include the following observations: (1) there has been substantial development in the area of performance indicators over the past 2 years; (2) developments clearly reflect the importance of national and cultural settings, and the political agendas of governments figure strongly in performance indicator development; (3) the emerging relationship between performance indicators and funding mechanisms is of importance; (4) institutional self-regulation within well-defined institutional and systemic goals is desirable; (5) some governments are requesting that institutions prepare 3-5 year development plans; (6) there is concern as to the adequacy of the management information systems needed to sustain performance indicators; (7) while there is some satisfaction with progress made on indicators relating to research, much work remains in the domains of teaching, finance, and public service; and (8) of greatest concern is the problem of publication of indicators on a comparative basis across institutions. Appendices include documentation supporting some of the individual country reports. (DB)