Education
Education at a Glance 2015
OECD Indicators
Published on November 24, 2015
Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators is the authoritative source for accurate information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; the financial and human resources invested in education; access, participation and progression in education; and the learning environment and organisation of schools.
The 2015 edition introduces more detailed analysis of participation in early childhood and tertiary levels of education. The report also examines first generation tertiary-educated adults’ educational and social mobility, labour market outcomes for recent graduates, and participation in employer-sponsored formal and/or non-formal education. Readiness to use information and communication technology for problem solving in teaching and learning is also examined. The publication provides indicators on the impact of skills on employment and earnings, gender differences in education and employment, and teacher and school leader appraisal systems. For the first time, this edition includes highlights of each indicator inside the book. The report covers all 34 OECD countries and a number of partner countries (Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia and South Africa, and for the first time, Costa Rica and Lithuania).
The Excel™ spreadsheets used to create the tables and charts in Education at a Glance are available via the StatLinks provided throughout the publication.
SUMMARIESavailable in 25 languages
| English | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in English) | |
| French | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in French) Regards sur l'éducation 2015 | |
| Spanish | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Spanish) Panorama de la Educación 2015 | |
| German | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in German) Bildung auf einen Blick 2015 | |
| Japanese | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Japanese) 図表でみる教育2015年版 | |
| Italian | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Italian) Uno Sguardo sull’Istruzione 2015 | |
| Chinese | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Chinese) 2015教育概览 | |
| Czech | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Czech) Pohled na vzdělávání 2015 | |
| Danish | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Danish) Uddannelse 2015 - kort fortalt | |
| Dutch | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Dutch) Onderwijs in een oogopslag 2015 | |
| Estonian | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Estonian) Haridus lähivaates 2015 | |
| Finnish | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Finnish) Koulutuskatsaus 2015 | |
| Greek | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Greek) Η εκπαίδευση με μια ματιά 2015 | |
| Hebrew | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Hebrew) מבט על החינוך 2015 | |
| Hungarian | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Hungarian) Oktatási körkép 2015 | |
| Icelandic | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Icelandic) Menntun í hnotskurn 2015 | |
| Korean | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Korean) 2015년도 교육부문 개요 | |
| Norwegian | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Norwegian) Et blikk på utdanning – 2015 | |
| Polish | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Polish) Edukacja w zarysie 2015 | |
| Portuguese | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Portuguese) Educação em Revista 2015 | |
| Russian | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Russian) Взгляд на образование 2015 | |
| Slovak | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Slovak) Prehľad o vzdelávaní 2015 | |
| Slovene | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Slovenian) Pogled na izobraževanje 2015 | |
| Swedish | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Swedish) OECD:s utbildningsöversikt 2015 | |
| Turkish | Education at a Glance 2015 (Summary in Turkish) Tek Bakışta Eğitim 2015 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Foreword | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Editorial - Education, learning and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduction: The Indicators and their Framework | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reader's Guide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About the New ISCED 2011 Classification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Executive Summary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Output of Educational Institutions and the Impact of Learning10 chapters available
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Financial and Human Resources Invested In Education7 chapters available
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Access to Education, Participation and Progression6 chapters available
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The Learning Environment and Organisation of Schools8 chapters available
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Annexes5 chapters available
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Country Notes42 chapters available
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Country-specific Highlights
- Australia
- Austria (English) (German) (PowerPoint)
- Belgium
- Brazil (English) (Portuguese) (PowerPoint)
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia English Estonian (PowerPoint English) (PowerPoint Estonian)
- European Union (PowerPoint)
- Finland
- France (English) (French) (PowerPoint)
- Germany (English) (German)
- Greece
- Hungary (English) (Hungarian) (PowerPoint)
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy (English) (Italian) (PowerPoint)
- Japan (English) (Japanese) (PowerPoint)
- Korea
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mexico (English) (Spanish) (PowerPoint)
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russian Federation
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- Spain (English) (Spanish)
- Sweden (PowerPoint)
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- United Kingdom (PowerPoint)
- United States (PowerPoint)
data and METHODOLOGY
Download the indicator tables and charts.
- Annex 3 - Chapter A
- Annex 3 - Chapter B
- Annex 3 - Chapter C
- Annex 3 - D1
- Annex 3 - D2, D3, D4, D5, D8
- Annex 3 - D6
- Annex 3 - D7
- Education GPS - Education at a Glance: Highlights Explore a selection of core indicators from Education at a Glance 2015. Select a theme, create your own interactive charts, and compare the countries of your choice.
- Education statistics and database.
- Corrigendum - Education at a Glance 2015
further reading
Education at a Glance results from a long-standing, collaborative effort between OECD governments, the experts and institutions working within the framework of the OECD Indicators of Education Systems (INES) programme and the OECD Secretariat.
Education indicators in focus - Monthly briefs that highlight specific subjects in OECD’s Education at a Glance. They provide a detailed look into current issues from a global perspective. Each four-page issue contains an engaging mix of text, tables and charts that describe the international context of the most pressing questions in education policy and practice.
- Latest issue: No. 41 - How much do tertiary students pay and what public support do they receive?
Education at a Glance Subnational Supplement. A supplement to Education at a Glance 2015 that provides select sub-national data for six indicators of the current edition. These include data on educational attainment by selected age groups (Indicator A1), employment rates by educational attainment (Indicator A5), annual expenditure per student (Indicator B1), enrolment rates by age (Indicator C1), enrolment rates in early childhood and primary education (Indicator C2), and enrolment rates and work status of 15-29 year-olds (Indicator C5).
The Education at a Glance Interim Report: Update of Employment and Educational Attainment indicators. This publication is based on the latest data collection from the INES Network on Labour Market, Economic and Social Outcomes of Learning (LSO), collected in the first half of 2014. It is an update of the series published in Education at a Glance 2014: OECD Indicators, released in September 2014.
ISCED 2011 Operational Manual, Guidelines for Classifying National Education Programmes and related Qualifications. Published on 20 March 2015
OECD work to develop indicators for Education at a Glance: INES Brochure
For more information on activities of the INES Network on Data Collection and Development on Economic, Labour Market and Social Outcomes of Education (LSO): LSO brochure
Blog post: Got a question about education? Education at a Glance probably has the answer