Thursday, September 27, 2007

[EQ] Education at a Glance 2007 - OECD INDICATORS

          Education at a Glance 2007 - OECD INDICATORS

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - September 2007

Available online PDF [451p.] at: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/4/55/39313286.pdf

Governments are paying increasing attention to international comparisons as they search for effective policies that enhance individuals’ social and economic prospects, provide incentives for greater efficiency in schooling, and help to mobilise resources to meet rising demands. As part of its response, the OECD Directorate for Education devotes a major effort to the development and analysis of the quantitative, internationally comparable indicators that it publishes annually in Education at a Glance.

These indicators enable educational policy makers and practitioners alike to see their education systems in the light of other countries’ performances and, together with OECD’s country policy reviews, are designed to support and review the efforts that governments are making towards policy reform.

The main areas covered are:

- Participation and achievement in education
- Public and private spending on education
- The state of lifelong learning
- Conditions for pupils and teachers

The 2007 edition investigates the effects of expanding tertiary education on labour markets. Graduation rates from higher education have grown significantly in OECD countries in recent decades, but has the increasing supply of well-educated workers been matched by the creation of high-paying jobs? Or will everyone with a university degree some day work for the minimum wage?

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Website: http://www.oecd.org/document/30/0,3343,en_2649_39263294_39251550_1_1_1_1,00.html
 

 

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