Education at a Glance 2008 OECD INDICATORS

Foreword......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 7
Editorial......Page 15
Introduction: The Indicators and their Framework......Page 21
Reader’s Guide......Page 25
Chapter A – The Output of Educational Institutions and the Impact of Learning......Page 29
INDICATOR A1: To What level have adults studied?......Page 30
INDICATOR A2: How many students finish secondary educationand access tertiary education ?......Page 54
INDICATOR A3: How many students finish tertiary education?......Page 74
INDICATOR A4: How many students complete and drop out of tertiary education?......Page 94
INDICATOR A5: What can 15-year-olds do in science?......Page 102
INDICATOR A6: What are the parents’ perceptions related to school and science learning?......Page 122
INDICATOR A7: Does their parents' socio-economic status affect students' participation in higher education?......Page 138
INDICATOR A8: How does participation in education affect participation in the labour market?......Page 144
INDICATOR A9: What are the economic benefits of education?......Page 164
INDICATOR A10: What are the incentives to invest in education?......Page 184
Chapter B – Financial and Human Resources Invested In Education......Page 201
Classification of educational expenditure......Page 202
INDICATOR B1: How much is spent per student?......Page 204
INDICATOR B2: What proportion of national wealth is spent on education?......Page 228
INDICATOR B3: How much public and private investment is there in education?......Page 244
INDICATOR B4: What is the total public spending on education?......Page 258
INDICATOR B5: How much do tertiary students pay and what public subsidies do they received?......Page 266
INDICATOR B6: On what resources and services is education funding spent?......Page 294
INDICATOR B7: How efficiently are resources used in education?......Page 306
Chapter C – Access to Education, Participation and Progression......Page 323
INDICATOR C1: How prevalent are vocational programmes?......Page 324
INDICATOR C2: Who participates in education?......Page 338
INDICATOR C3: Who studies abroad and where?......Page 350
INDICATOR C4: How successful are students in moving from education to work?......Page 376
INDICATOR C5: Do adults participate in training and education at work?......Page 400
Chapter D – The Learning Environment and Organisation of Schools......Page 413
INDICATOR D1: How much time do students spend in the classroom?......Page 414
INDICATOR D2: What is the student-teacher ratio and how big are classes?......Page 426
INDICATOR D3: How much are teachers paid?......Page 442
INDICATOR D4: How much time do teachers spend teaching?......Page 460
INDICATOR D5: How are evaluations and assessments used in education systems?......Page 470
INDICATOR D6: What is the level of decision making in education systems?......Page 484
Annex 1 – Characteristics of Educational Systems......Page 499
Annex 2 – Reference Statistics......Page 507
Annex 3 – Sources, Methods and Technical Notes......Page 515
References......Page 517
Contributors to this Publication......Page 519
Related OECD Publications......Page 523