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ICILS, an international comparative study of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), is a response to the increasing use of information and communication technology (ICT), and the perceived need for citizens to become independent and critical users of these technologies in a digital world. The study provides policymakers and education systems with an important data source on the contexts and outcomes of CIL-related education programs. It uses innovative computer-based assessment to evaluate students’ computer and information literacy (CIL)—their ability to use computers to investigate, create, and communicate in order to participate effectively at home, at school, in the workplace, and in the community. In addition, some countries, Finland included, participated the assessment of computational thinking (CT).

ICILS reports on students’ abilities to collect, manage, evaluate, and share digital information, as well as their understanding of issues related to the safe and responsible use of electronic information. It also collects a rich array of data to investigate the factors that influence this suite of complex abilities in students.

In Finland, the ICILS survey is carried out by the Finnish Institute for Educational Research. More than 30 countries will be included in the 2023 survey.

ICILS research is coordinated by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). The study was first conducted in 2013, but Finland was included for the first time in the 2018 survey.

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More information about ICILS in Finland (in Finnish and Swedish)