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12-Oct-2011
This chapter considers a few well established educational indicators that provide a basic picture of both the current educational status of the adult population and selected skills of youth, skills needed to undertake the broad range of activities essential to life in modern society. It finds that while education has increased substantially over the past few decades, with countries converging towards a similar level of educational attainment, strong disparities remain in the quality of educational outcomes.
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12-Oct-2011
The videos and PowerPoints presented at the launch of
"Designing for Education: Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities 2011"
are now online.
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05-Oct-2011
Browse the “Database of Best Practices in Educational Facilities Investment”, a joint database tool developed by OECD and the European Investment Bank (EIB), that informs the investment and development of innovative educational spaces – in policy and in practice.
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27-Sep-2011
27/09/2011 - Investments in well-designed, multi-purpose local education facilities serve as a visible commitment to the community and a cost-effective way to revitalise local economies. That is the message from the OECD’s Designing for Education: Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities 2011, which presents over 60 state-of-the-art recently built or refurbished spaces with colour photographs, plans and descriptions. The Compendium brings together case studies from 28 countries, ranging from Argentina, Australia and Bangladesh to France, South Africa and the United States.
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13-Sep-2011
13/09/2011 - People with university degrees have suffered far fewer job losses during the global economic crisis than those who left school without qualifications, according to the latest edition of the OECD’s annual Education at a Glance. Good education and skills are crucial to improving a person’s economic and social prospects.
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03-Aug-2011
Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, delivered at the launch of the OECD Report on the Education Policy of Greece, Athens, 2nd August 2011
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15-Jun-2011
Learning outcomes are statements of what a learner is expected to know, understand and /or be able to demonstrate after completion of a process of learning. As preparatory work for the development of assessment frameworks for the AHELO feasibility study two reports on what students in economics and engineering should know nearing the end of their bachelor's degree were prepared by the Tuning association. They can be downloaded free of charge on the OECD iLibrary. A direct link is also available on the AHELO documents page.
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15-Mar-2011
Are today’s students prepared for the knowledge economy of the 21st century? What basic skills do they have, and how do different countries rank against each other when it comes to basic tasks such as reading, mathematics and science?
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15-Mar-2011
Anyone wondering why knowledge and skills are important to the future of our economies should consider two facts. First, jobs: employment rates are higher among people with more education than among those with less. This has continued to be the case during the crisis.
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15-Mar-2011
Unemployment soared in the crisis, and creating jobs is now a major policy priority. But jobs alone will not be enough. A greater emphasis on skills will be needed for the recovery to last.
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Focus
PISA 2009 Results presents the findings from the most recent PISA survey, which focused on reading and also assessed mathematics and science performance.
PISA 2009 Results
Focus
This report will prove to be an invaluable resource for all those interested in the broad international picture of education, as well as for those wanting to know more about OECD work in this important domain.
Education Today 2010: The OECD Perspective
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A video series profiling policies and practices of education systems that demonstrate high or improving performance in the PISA tests
