OECD Education Statistics
- DOI :
- 10.1787/edu-data-en
The UNESCO/OECD/EUROSTAT (UOE) database on education covers the outputs of educational institutions, the policy levers that shape educational outputs, the human and financial resources invested in education, structural characteristics of education systems, and the economic and social outcomes of education.learning and training throughout life.
PISA: Programme for International Student Assessment
- Publication Date :
- 13 Apr 2010
- Data are: :
- Annual
- DOI :
- 10.1787/data-00365-en
- Years covered :
- 2009-2009
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an internationally standardised assessment that was jointly developed by participating countries and administered to15-year-olds in schools.The survey was implemented in 43 countries in the 1st assessment in 2000, in 41 countries in the 2nd assessment in 2003, in 57 countries in the 3rd assessment in 2006 and 62 countries have signed up to participate in the 4th assessment in 2009. Tests are typically administered to between 4 500 and 10 000 students in each country.
PISA assesses how far students near the end of compulsory education have acquired some of the knowledge and skills that are essential for full participation in society. In all cycles, the domains of reading, mathematical and scientific literacy are covered not merely in terms of mastery of the school curriculum, but in terms of important knowledge and skills needed in adult life.