This report explains the reasons for the dramatically low performance of Kyrgyz students in the 2006 PISA survey -despite significant resources and efforts invested in education by schools, parents and government - and makes recommendations to Kyrgyz...

This review for Korea covers the entire education and training system, including vocational and tertiary education. It assesses the main directions of the reform proposals and makes recommendations for improvements.

This OECD publication reviews the current state of education policies for children with special education needs and those with disabilities in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan.

OECD's 1998 review of Italy's education system.

This report develops comparative knowledge on lower secondary education across OECD countries and tailors it to the context of an OECD country: Norway.

This OECD report provides an analysis of the higher education sector within the economic, social and political context of the Dominican Republic. It looks at access, quality and relevance, the effectiveness and governance of the system, its financing...

This book gives a brief overview of regional issues and the history of post-secondary education in Kazakhstan and describes the development of higher and tertiary education in the country since the transition began, along with a set of key...

This review addresses the full range of higher education issues in Ireland and offers recommendations for action within the framework of the government’s ambitions for the sector.

This independent review of Egypt’s higher education system focuses on areas in need of attention by policy makers and stakeholders, including governance; access; quality and effectiveness; research, development and innovation; and finance.

OECD's 2001 review of Estonia's education system.

Gives a brief overview of regional issues and the history of education in the Dominican Republic and describes the development of education in the country over the past 15 years, concluding with a series of recommendations.

In this report, a team of examiners determines why Denmark did worse than expected in PISA 2000 and recommends a series of steps to better evaluate performance, to overcome the effects of family backgrounds, to better equip school leaders and...

Reviews of National Policies for Education: Chile covers the entire system of Chilean education from pre-school through tertiary education and lifelong learning for all, and analyses it in terms of its economic, social and political impact.

This review presents an overview of the S&T sector in Bulgaria and its links to education. Topics covered include the legislative framework; institutional arrangements for research and teaching; budgeting mechanisms; regional and international ...

This book gives an overview of the Bulgarian education system and describes its development since its development over the past decade.

This comprehensive review of education policies in Turkey covers primary, secondary, and vocational education and related issues. It finds that an improving economy and governmental continuity provide an unprecedented opportunity for reform.

This review examines the external systems in place to assure the quality of higher education in Brazil. It highlights the relative success of the Brazilian quality assurance model in regulating market entry for private operators in Brazil, which...

How can the Netherlands move its school system “from good to great”? This report draws on international experience to look at ways in which the strong Dutch school system might go further still on the path to excellence.

Higher education policy is the key to lifelong learning and this is particularly important as the ageing population is increasing in many countries. It is a major driver of economic competitiveness in an increasingly knowledge-driven global economy...

Thailand’s education system stands at a crossroads. Significant investment has widened access to education and the country performs relatively well in international assessments compared with its peers.