Education Indicators in Focus No. 10 - What are the social benefits of education?

On average across 15 OECD countries, a 30-year-old man tertiary graduate can expect to live another 51 years, while a 30 year-old man who has not completed upper secondary education can expect to live an additional 43 years. A similar comparison between women in the two educational groups reveals less of a difference than that among men.

15th OECD/Japan Seminar - Global Strategies for Higher Education-Global Trends and Rethinking the Role of Government”

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AHELO Feasibility Study Report - Volume 1

This first volume of the report of the Feasibility Study of the Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO) focuses on the design and implementation of the Study and the lessons learnt through that process.

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