Benchmarking Higher Education System Performance
The scope of contemporary higher education is wide, and concerns about the performance of higher education systems are widespread. The number of young people with a higher education qualification is expected to surpass 300 million in OECD and G20 countries by 2030. Higher education systems are faced with challenges that include expanding access, containing costs, and ensuring the quality and relevance of provision. The project on benchmarking higher education system performance provides a comprehensive and empirically rich review of the higher education landscape across OECD countries, taking stock of how well they are performing in meeting their education, research and engagement responsibilities.
The structure and governance of higher education of higher education systems
This chapter describes how higher education systems and their activities are structured and governed across the OECD, including in the participating jurisdictions. It also provides an overview of the policy directions that participating jurisdictions are taking to improve system performance.