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Raising education outcomes in Greece

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23-Sep-2009

Hansjörg Blöchliger

Despite progress over the past decades, Greece’s educational indicators lag behind those of other OECD countries. PISA scores are low, a large number of tertiary students study abroad, and attainment rates are low at all levels of education. Resources devoted to education are also modest.

Economic Survey of Greece 2009: Raising education outcomes

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31-Jul-2009

Greece needs to enhance its education performance. While important challenges remain at all levels, early childhood education and care and the upper secondary education are in most need of reforms.

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

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01-Nov-2007

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.

Economic survey of Greece 2007: Improving tertiary education

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30-May-2007

Greece currently has one of the most centralised and least flexible systems of tertiary education in the OECD. The recent reform of the university system provides a necessary step in the right direction, though further steps will be required, to remedy all shortcomings.
 

Education Policy Analysis: Focus on Higher Education - 2005-2006 Edition: Summary in Greek

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21-Feb-2007

Education Policy Analysis: Focus on Higher Education - 2005-2006 Edition: Summary in Greek

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

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11-Jan-2007

Manolis Baltas

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.

Summary by the Greek Minister of National Education and Religious Affairs Marietta Giannakou, as Chair of the meeting of OECD Education Ministers

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28-Jun-2006

Higher education plays a vital role in driving economic growth and social cohesion. It has grown dramatically -- with more than 17,000 higher education institutions in the world. 

Opening remarks at the Meeting of OECD Ministers of Education

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27-Jun-2006

Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD

In these opening remarks, Angel Gurría addresses the issues of quality, efficiency and equity in higher education: "We all agree that these are appropriate objectives for our education systems. However, ...

OECD Ministers to discuss challenges facing higher education systems

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12-Jun-2006

More people in OECD countries are going to university, taking a wider range of courses than ever before. But standards need to be maintained and improved, and courses must match today’s needs for individuals and for society at large.

Economic Survey of Greece 2005: Raising labour force participation and employment rates

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07-Jul-2005

This chapter discusses policies for raising labour force participation and employment rates. These target: the flexibility of the wage system; non-wage labour costs; employment protection provisions; labour ...

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