Highlights from Education at a Glance 2008 is an introduction to OECDs collection of internationally comparable data on education and learning. It includes data on enrollment and attainment, impacts on jobs and incomes, educational spending, class size and instruction time, and performance of education systems. Each indicator is presented on a two-page spread. The left-hand page explains the significance of the indicator, discusses the main findings, examines key trends and provides readers with a roadmap for finding out more in the OECD education databases and in other OECD education publications. The right-hand page contains clearly presented charts and tables, accompanied by dynamic hyperlinks (StatLinks) that direct readers to the corresponding data in Excel format. Table of Content : Reader's Guide 1. Education Levels and Student Numbers -To what level have adults studied? -What subjects did adults study in tertiary education? -Who participates in education? -How many secondary students go on to tertiary education? -How many students enroll in vocational programmes? -How many young people graduate from tertiary education? -How many students drop out of tertiary education? -How do men and women differ in education levels? -How successful are students in moving from education to work? -How much training are adults doing? -How many students study abroad? -Where do students go to study? -Is there a blue-collar barrier in higher education? 2. The Economic Benefits of Education -How much more do tertiary graduates earn? -How does educaiton affect employment rates? -What are the incentives for people to invest in education? -What are the incentives for society to invest in education? 3. Paying for Education -How much is spent per student? -Has spending per student increased? -What share of national wealth is spent on education? -What is the role of private spending? -How much do tertiary students pay? -What are education funds spent on? -How efficiently are resources used in education? 4. The School Environment -How long do studnets spend in the classroom? -How many students are in each classroom? -How much are teachers paid? -How much time do teachers spend teaching? -Who are the teachers? Special Section: Introducing PISA -What is PISA -What can students do in science? -What can students do in reading? -What can students do in mathematics? -How do girls and boys do in science? -How does student performance vary between and within schools? -How well do immigrant students do?
Author(s): OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 98
Foreword......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 6
Reader’s Guide......Page 8
1. Education Levels and Student Numbers......Page 12
Further reading from OECD......Page 13
Figure 1.2. Population that has attained tertiary education, 2006......Page 14
Definitions......Page 15
Table 1.1. Fields of education, 2004......Page 16
Definitions......Page 17
Table 1.2. Enrolment rates by age, 2006......Page 18
Definitions......Page 19
Figure 1.6. Entry rates to university-level education (1995, 2000 and 2006)......Page 20
Definitions......Page 21
Table 1.3. Upper secondary enrolment patterns, 2006......Page 22
Further reading from OECD......Page 23
Figure 1.8. Graduation rates from university-level education by gender, 2006......Page 24
Further reading from OECD......Page 25
Figure 1.10. Completion rates in university-level education, 2005......Page 26
Definitions......Page 27
Figure 1.11. Proportion of women entering various fields of education at tertiary level, 2006......Page 28
Further reading from OECD......Page 29
Figure 1.13. Percentage of 15-19 year-olds who are not in the labour market or the education system, 2006......Page 30
Further reading from OECD......Page 31
Figure 1.15. Expected hours of job training for 25-64 year-olds by level of educational attainment, 2003......Page 32
Further reading from OECD......Page 33
Figure 1.17. Proportion of international/foreign students in total graduates, 2006......Page 34
Further reading from OECD......Page 35
Figure 1.19. Average tuition fees charged to international students, 2004......Page 36
Further reading from OECD......Page 37
Figure 1.21. Educational status of students’ fathers, 2004......Page 38
2. The Economic Benefits of Education......Page 40
Further reading from OECD......Page 41
Figure 2.1. Relative earnings from employment, 2006......Page 42
Definitions......Page 43
Figure 2.2. Employment rates by level of educational attainment, 2006......Page 44
Further reading from OECD......Page 45
Figure 2.4. Private internal rates of return (IRR) for a person aged 40 attaining tertiary education, 2004......Page 46
Further reading from OECD......Page 47
Figure 2.6. Public internal rates of return (IRR) for a person aged 40 attaining tertiary education, 2004......Page 48
3. Paying for Education......Page 50
Definitions......Page 51
Figure 3.2. Expenditure at secondary or tertiary levels relative to primary levels, 2005......Page 52
Further reading from OECD......Page 53
Figure 3.3. Trends in expenditure per student (2000, 2005)......Page 54
Definitions......Page 55
Figure 3.5. Expenditure as a percentage of GDP by level of education, 2005......Page 56
Definitions......Page 57
Figure 3.7. Total public expenditure as a percentage of GDP (2000, 2005)......Page 58
Further reading from OECD......Page 59
Figure 3.9. Trends in share of private expenditure (2000, 2005)......Page 60
Further reading from OECD......Page 61
Figure 3.11. Public subsidies for tertiary education, 2005......Page 62
Definitions......Page 63
Figure 3.13. Expenditure on services and research in tertiary education, 2005......Page 64
Definitions......Page 65
Figure 3.15. Salary cost per student as a percentage of GDP per capita, 2005......Page 66
4. The School Environment......Page 68
Further reading from OECD......Page 69
Figure 4.2. Instruction time by subject, 2006......Page 70
Further reading from OECD......Page 71
Figure 4.4. Average class size in public and private institutions, 2006......Page 72
Further reading from OECD......Page 73
Figure 4.7. Trends in teachers’ salaries in lower secondary education (1996, 2006)......Page 74
Further reading from OECD......Page 75
Figure 4.9. Percentage of teachers working time spent teaching, 2006......Page 76
Further reading from OECD......Page 77
Figure 4.12. Gender distribution of teachers, OECD average, 2006......Page 78
Special Section: Introducing PISA......Page 80
Further reading from OECD......Page 81
A map of PISA countries and economies......Page 82
Further reading from OECD......Page 83
Figure S.1. Student performance in science in PISA 2006......Page 84
Further reading from OECD......Page 85
Figure S.2. Student performance in reading in PISA 2006......Page 86
Further reading from OECD......Page 87
Figure S.3. Student performance in mathematics in PISA 2006......Page 88
Further reading from OECD......Page 89
Figure S.4. Gender differences in student performance in science in PISA 2006......Page 90
Further reading from OECD......Page 91
Figure S.5. “Within-school” and “between-school” variation from the OECD average in science in PISA 2006......Page 92
Further reading from OECD......Page 93
Figure S.7. Percentage of immigrant students who perform poorly in PISA 2006......Page 94
Statistical Note......Page 96
