The UNESCO Science Report  was launched in 1993 under the name of World Science Report. Since then, five reports have provided a periodic review of the state of science around the world through the eyes of an independent team of experts. A series of informative and thought-provoking essays identifies and discusses emerging trends in scientific research and higher education, by country or by region. The series was interrupted in 2000 by the decision of UNESCO’s Executive Board to re-examine UNESCO’s policy for world reports. The Board decided to launch a series of world reports on cross-cutting themes related to UNESCO’s work. To avoid confusion with the new series, the report on global science policy trends was renamed the UNESCO Science Report. the reports may be consulted online (see below).

UNESCO Science Report 2010
This fifth report in the series is freely accessible online in English and may be purchased from UNESCO Publishing. The executive summary is available in eight languages.  

UNESCO Science Report 2005
This fourth report in the series is freely accessible online in English and French may be purchased from UNESCO Publishing.

World Science Report 1998
This third report in the series is freely accessible online in English and Chinese may be purchased from UNESCO Publishing. 

World Science Report 1996
This second report in the series is freely accessible online in English and French.

World Science Report 1993
This first report in the series is freely accessible online in Arabic, Chinese, English.