Education Indicators in Focus

ISSN :
2226-7077 (online)
DOI :
10.1787/22267077
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Education Indicators in Focus is a recurring series of briefs that highlight specific indicators in OECD’s Education at a Glance that are of particular interest to policy makers and practitioners. They provide a detailed look into current issues in pre-primary, primary and secondary education, higher education, and adult outcomes from a global perspective, and contain an engaging mix of text, tables and charts that describe the international context of the most pressing questions in education policy and practice.
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  N° 12   01 Mar 2013 Which Factors Determine the Level of Expenditure on Teaching Staff?
OECD
The higher the level of education, the higher the salary cost of teachers per student. In Belgium (Flemish Community), France and Spain, the difference in the annual salary cost between the primary and upper secondary levels of education exceeds USD 1 800 in 2010. Between 2000 and 2010, the...
  N° 11   01 Mar 2013 How Do Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Policies, Systems and Quality Vary Across OECD Countries?
OECD
In many OECD countries, ECEC services have increased in response to a growing demand for better learning outcomes as well as growing female labour force participation. In recent years, however, the goals of ECEC policy have become more child-centred. Fifteen-year-old students who attended...
  N° 10   01 Jan 2013 What Are the Social Benefits of Education?
OECD
On average across 15 OECD countries, a 30-year-old male tertiary graduate can expect to live another 51 years, while a 30 year-old man who has not completed upper secondary education can expect to live an additional 43 years. A similar comparison between women in the two educational groups...
  N° 9   01 Nov 2012 How Does Class Size Vary Around the World?
OECD
In OECD countries, the average class size at the lower secondary level is 23 students, but there are significant differences between countries, ranging from over 32 in Japan and Korea to 19 or below in Estonia, Iceland, Luxembourg, Slovenia and the United Kingdom. Class size, together with...
  N° 8   01 Oct 2012 Is Increasing Private Expenditure, Especially in Tertiary Education, Associated with Less Public Funding and Less Equitable Access?
OECD
Between 2000 and 2009, total expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP rose by 0.88 percentage point from 5.34% to 6.22%; the increase came from both public and private sources. In OECD countries, 16.0% of total educational expenditure for all levels of education came...
  N° 7   01 Sep 2012 How Well Are Countries Educating Young People to the Level Needed for a Job and a Living Wage?
OECD
An upper secondary qualification (ISCED 3) has become the norm for young people in OECD countries. Today it is considered the minimum qualification for successful participation in the labour market and for integration in society. In 2010, across OECD countries, 19.1% of 25-34 year-olds without...
  N° 6   01 June 2012 What Are the Returns on Higher Education for Individuals and Countries?
OECD
Investing in higher (tertiary) education is one of the more significant decisions a person can take. In some countries, the direct costs of higher education can be large, often requiring a significant investment of an individual’s personal funds, either in up-front payments or loan repayments...
  N° 5   01 May 2012 How Is the Global Talent Pool Changing?
OECD
At a time when having more education is increasingly necessary for success in the labour market, how is the talent pool of young higher education graduates changing around the world? According to the OECD’s latest analysis, not only has it exploded over the last decade – it’s likely to grow...
  N° 4   01 Apr 2012 How Pronounced Is Income Inequality Around the World - And How Can Education Help Reduce It?
OECD
Over the past three decades, the income gap between the rich and the poor has widened across most OECD countries. As the global economic crisis and the changing needs of the worldwide labour market threaten to increase inequality further, how can education help reduce it? As the fourth issue of...
  N° 3   01 Mar 2012 How Are Girls Doing in School – and Women Doing in Employment – Around the World?
OECD
As the world celebrates the achievements of women this month, what can be said about the progress of girls and young women in education, and of women in employment, throughout the world? As the third issue of the OECD's new brief series Education Indicators in Focus describes, girls and women...
  N° 2   01 Feb 2012 How Are Countries Around the World Supporting Students in Higher Education?
OECD
Few would dispute that having a higher education is more important than ever to help people build positive economic futures and strengthen the knowledge economies of countries. Yet as the second issue of the OECD’s new brief series Education Indicators in Focus explains, OECD countries have...
  N° 1   01 Jan 2012 How Has the Global Economic Crisis Affected People with Different Levels of Education ?
OECD
With all the economic turmoil of the past several years, have you ever wished you could buy an insurance policy to protect against the effects of a global recession? Well, such an insurance policy already exists – and it’s called higher education. During the first two years of the global...
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