The thematic survey of 10 education systems in South Eastern Europe (SEE) shows commonality in the challenges and problems, e.g., low GDP for education, low teacher salaries, child poverty and overloaded curricula, but that there are no common solutions. The regional diversity is too great. The thematic review covered the current status of the system; equity and access issues; early childhood education and care; governance and quality issues. Like in other regions, the education system can be evaluated in terms of four main characteristics: availability, accessibility, acceptability and adaptability. This overview contains basic data and demographics: demographic information on migration, birth rates, ethnic composition of the population, poverty, participation in education, enrolment patterns and number of institutions. Attention is paid to curriculum development, administration and teaching, facilities and equipment, as well as costs and financing of education. The overview quotes the main conclusions from a study carried out by the Centre for Educational Policy Studies (CEPS) in Ljubljana and lists the principal regional recommendations of the OECD examining team...