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No. 81 | 25 Mar 2022 |
Why is the gender ratio of teachers imbalanced?
Women are strongly over-represented among primary and secondary teachers. This can be explained at least partly by gender stereotypes, but also by the attractiveness of the profession to working mothers and by differences in the relative wage levels... |
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No. 67 | 28 Feb 2019 |
Why does the Sustainable Development Goal on Education (SDG 4) matter for OECD countries?
The Sustainable Development Agenda is a universal and ambitious agenda that challenges every single country in the world to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 – and this is why it matters for OECD countries. In this context,... |
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No. 79 | 08 Mar 2021 |
Why do more young women than men go on to tertiary education?
Understanding the gender dynamics in educational transitions can help target policies to support equitable access to education as well as its quality and labour-market outcomes. In almost all OECD countries, the gender gap in favour of women is wider... |
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No. 56 | 04 Dec 2017 |
Who really bears the cost of education?
Despite the obvious benefits derived from education, governments face difficult trade-offs when balancing the share of public and private contributions to education.Understanding how private expenditure is sourced, through public transfers or through... |
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No. 52 | 28 Jun 2017 |
Who bears the cost of early childhood education and how does it affect enrolment?
Local governments are the main contributors to the financing of early childhood education, particularly with regards to core goods and services such as staff salaries and school buildings.Households and other private entities bear a greater share of... |
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No. 37 | 08 Jan 2016 |
Who are the bachelor's and master's graduates?
Graduation rates for bachelor’s and master’s degrees have dramatically increased over the past two decades, with 6 million bachelor’s degrees and 3 million master’s degrees awarded in OECD countries in 2013. Although women represent over half of the... |
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No. 25 | 01 Oct 2014 |
Who Are the Doctorate Holders and where Do Their Qualifications Lead Them?
Many countries have implemented reforms to develop and support doctoral studies and postdoctoral research, stressing the crucial role of doctorate students and degree holders in terms of economic growth, innovation and scientific research. The number... |
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No. 12 | 01 Mar 2013 |
Which Factors Determine the Level of Expenditure on Teaching Staff?
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... |
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No. 75 | 12 May 2020 |
What role might the social outcomes of education play during the COVID-19 lockdown ?
While the economic benefits of education have been demonstrated in a number of areas, greater educational attainment is also positively associated with a variety of social outcomes that are important during the COVID-19 outbreak. Data collected... |
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No. 85 | 12 Mar 2024 |
What progress have countries made in closing gender gaps in education and beyond?
Despite numerous measures, gender stereotypes about abilities in mathematics and reading persist in schools, affecting both boys' and girls' schooling and educational choices. Inequalities also persist outside the classroom, where women, despite... |
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No. 18 | 01 Dec 2013 |
What is the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Public Education Spending?
The aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis has meant a significant number of countries have cut public spending on education. Despite GDP rising in most OECD countries between 2009 and 2010, public expenditure on educational institutions fell in... |
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No. 46 | 30 Nov 2016 |
What influences spending on education?
The challenge of providing more and better education with tightening public budgets has made governments increasingly interested in the efficient allocation of education resources. Results from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment... |
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No. 83 | 27 Oct 2023 |
What do OECD data on teachers’ salaries tell us?
Teachers’ salaries are widely debated around the world, with divergent views among the actors of education. Salaries have risen very little over the last decade and have even fallen in real terms in almost half of OECD countries between 2015 and... |
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No. 68 | 05 Apr 2019 |
What characterises upper secondary vocational education and training?
Vocational education and training can play a central role in preparing young people for work and responding to the labour market needs of the economy. While often neglected in the past, an increasing number of countries are recognising that... |
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No. 78 | 09 Feb 2021 |
What are the roles and salaries of school heads?
School heads in public institutions are required to work on average 7-8 hours a day, as is the case for most office-based jobs. The hours worked and the list of tasks and responsibilities vary widely across countries. On average across OECD... |
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No. 55 | 01 Nov 2017 |
What are the gender differences and the labour market outcomes across the different fields of study?
Although girls and boys perform similarly in the PISA science assessment at age 15, girls are less likely than boys to envision a career in science and engineering, even in countries where they outperform them. Current gender disparities in the... |
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No. 73 | 20 Feb 2020 |
What are the choices facing first-time entrants to tertiary education?
First-time entrants to tertiary education are required to make interconnected decisions about their field of study, the fees they will pay and the application requirements they are prepared to face. Their choice of programme and institution will be... |
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No. 36 | 24 Nov 2015 |
What are the benefits of ISCED 2011 classification for indicators on education?
The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) is the reference framework used to classify education programmes and related qualifications by education levels and fields. The basic concepts and definitions of ISCED are intended to be... |
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No. 42 | 16 Jun 2016 |
What are the benefits from early childhood education?
Early childhood education and care programmes (ECEC) have become more accessible in recent years, with high enrolment rates in both early childhood educational development and preprimary education. The educational results of students at the age of 15... |
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No. 34 | 01 Aug 2015 |
What are the advantages today of having an upper secondary qualification?
In most OECD countries, the large majority of adults had at least an upper secondary qualification in 2013, making the completion of upper secondary education the minimum threshold for successful labour market entry and continued employability or the... |
Education Indicators in Focus
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Why is the gender ratio of teachers imbalanced?
OECD
25 Mar 2022
Women are strongly over-represented among primary and secondary teachers. This can be explained at least partly by gender stereotypes, but also by the attractiveness of the profession to working mothers and by differences in the relative wage levels...
Why does the Sustainable Development Goal on Education (SDG 4) matter for OECD countries?
OECD
28 Feb 2019
The Sustainable Development Agenda is a universal and ambitious agenda that challenges every single country in the world to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 – and this is why it matters for OECD countries. In this context,...
Why do more young women than men go on to tertiary education?
OECD
08 Mar 2021
Understanding the gender dynamics in educational transitions can help target policies to support equitable access to education as well as its quality and labour-market outcomes. In almost all OECD countries, the gender gap in favour of women is wider...
Who really bears the cost of education?
OECD
04 Dec 2017
Despite the obvious benefits derived from education, governments face difficult trade-offs when balancing the share of public and private contributions to education.Understanding how private expenditure is sourced, through public transfers or through...
Local governments are the main contributors to the financing of early childhood education, particularly with regards to core goods and services such as staff salaries and school buildings.Households and other private entities bear a greater share of...
Who are the bachelor's and master's graduates?
OECD
08 Jan 2016
Graduation rates for bachelor’s and master’s degrees have dramatically increased over the past two decades, with 6 million bachelor’s degrees and 3 million master’s degrees awarded in OECD countries in 2013. Although women represent over half of the...
Many countries have implemented reforms to develop and support doctoral studies and postdoctoral research, stressing the crucial role of doctorate students and degree holders in terms of economic growth, innovation and scientific research. The number...
Which Factors Determine the Level of Expenditure on Teaching Staff?
OECD
01 Mar 2013
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...
What role might the social outcomes of education play during the COVID-19 lockdown ?
OECD
12 May 2020
While the economic benefits of education have been demonstrated in a number of areas, greater educational attainment is also positively associated with a variety of social outcomes that are important during the COVID-19 outbreak. Data collected...
Despite numerous measures, gender stereotypes about abilities in mathematics and reading persist in schools, affecting both boys' and girls' schooling and educational choices. Inequalities also persist outside the classroom, where women, despite...
The aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis has meant a significant number of countries have cut public spending on education. Despite GDP rising in most OECD countries between 2009 and 2010, public expenditure on educational institutions fell in...
What influences spending on education?
OECD
30 Nov 2016
The challenge of providing more and better education with tightening public budgets has made governments increasingly interested in the efficient allocation of education resources. Results from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment...
What do OECD data on teachers’ salaries tell us?
OECD
27 Oct 2023
Teachers’ salaries are widely debated around the world, with divergent views among the actors of education. Salaries have risen very little over the last decade and have even fallen in real terms in almost half of OECD countries between 2015 and...
Vocational education and training can play a central role in preparing young people for work and responding to the labour market needs of the economy. While often neglected in the past, an increasing number of countries are recognising that...
What are the roles and salaries of school heads?
OECD
09 Feb 2021
School heads in public institutions are required to work on average 7-8 hours a day, as is the case for most office-based jobs. The hours worked and the list of tasks and responsibilities vary widely across countries. On average across OECD...
What are the gender differences and the labour market outcomes across the different fields of study?
OECD
01 Nov 2017
Although girls and boys perform similarly in the PISA science assessment at age 15, girls are less likely than boys to envision a career in science and engineering, even in countries where they outperform them. Current gender disparities in the...
First-time entrants to tertiary education are required to make interconnected decisions about their field of study, the fees they will pay and the application requirements they are prepared to face. Their choice of programme and institution will be...
The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) is the reference framework used to classify education programmes and related qualifications by education levels and fields. The basic concepts and definitions of ISCED are intended to be...
What are the benefits from early childhood education?
OECD
16 Jun 2016
Early childhood education and care programmes (ECEC) have become more accessible in recent years, with high enrolment rates in both early childhood educational development and preprimary education. The educational results of students at the age of 15...
In most OECD countries, the large majority of adults had at least an upper secondary qualification in 2013, making the completion of upper secondary education the minimum threshold for successful labour market entry and continued employability or the...