Education: Reduce school failure to boost equity and growth, says OECD

Governments should invest more in disadvantaged schools and students to ensure that everyone gets a fair chance, according to a new OECD report.

Education at a Glance 2011: Country note – Greece

The 2011 edition of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance.

Education reform: a priority for a better future

Greece needs to look beyond its short-term difficulties and start to prepare for a brighter future. It is at the crossroads, but can succeed, provided that it undertakes and implements relentlessly the right reforms. The reform of education is in fact the key to Greece’s future prosperity.

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Education Policy Advice for Greece

This report focuses on the efficiency of the education system in compulsory education and outlines short, medium and long-term steps that Greece should follow to emerge with a highly performing education system.

Overcoming School Failure: Policies that Work - Greece Country Report

This project is organized to make the most of the OECD’s strengths—to provide a framework through which governments can compare experiences, seek responses to tackle common problems, and identify and share good practices.

Greece - Moving ahead to address the challenges

In his remarks to the Central Bank of Greece, Mr. Gurría offered the OECD support, expertise, and policy experience to help Greece modernise its economy and put it on a path of sustained growth.

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• Official visit of the Secretary-General to Greece (Athens 14-15 March 2010)

School students still being held back by gender perceptions, OECD study shows

In most countries, girls and boys now show similar results in the OECD’s PISA tests of 15-year-olds. But systematic assessment of gender differences shows that students are still being held back by their own gender-related perceptions.

Recognising non-formal and informal learning: Country Background Report - Greece

The purpose of this activity is to provide policymakers with options for developing systems to recognise non-formal and informal learning; to effectively implement the agenda; and determine under what conditions recognition of non-formal and informal learning can be beneficial for all.

Evaluation of School Buildings Indices Quality System” in Greece: A Tool for Decision-Makers

The Evaluation School Building Indices Quality System aims to develop principles, methodology and appropriate indices for the evaluation of the educational infrastructures in the Greek State.

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• OECD Country Website - Greece

The Role of National Qualifications Systems in Promoting Lifelong Learning - Background Report for Greece

This activity gathers information about qualification systems in participating countries; examines the impact of different qualification policies on lifelong learning; and helps countries to share know-how and policy experience gained from recent reforms and adjustments of qualification systems.

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• The Role of National Qualifications Systems in Promoting Lifelong Learning
• OECD Country Website - Greece