Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators

The 2010 edition of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance. It provides a rich, comparable and up-to-date array of indicators on systems and represents the consensus of professional thinking on how to measure the current state of education internationally.


Across OECD countries, governments are seeking policies to make education more effective while searching for additional resources to meet the increasing demand for education. The indicators show who participates in education, how much is spent on it and how education systems operate. They also illustrate a wide range of educational outcomes, comparing, for example, student performance in key subject areas and the impact of education on earnings and on adults’ chances of employment.
New material in this edition includes:
• Indicators on school choice and the parent voice in education.
• An indicator on the long-term economic impact of improved learning outcomes.
• An indicator benchmarking labour costs by educational levels across OECD countries.
• A review of trends in educational attainment.
• An update on the human and financial resources invested in education.
• An indicator comparing salaries of teachers to earnings of workers with tertiary education.
• A review of adult participation in education and training.

Table of Contents
Foreword
Editorial
Introduction: the Indicators and their Framework
Reader's Guide
CHAPTER A: The Output of Educational Institutions and the Impact of Learning
To what level have adults studied ?
How many students finish secondary education and access tertiary education ?
How many students finish tertiary education ?
How many students complete tertiary education ?
How many adults participate in education and learning ?
what are the economic benefits of education ?
What are the incentives to invest in education?
What are the social outcomes of education?
What are the economic links with education?
CHAPTER B: Financial and Human Resources Invested In Education
How much is spent per student?
What proportion of national wealth is spent on education?
How much public and private investment is there in education?
What is the total public spending on education?
How much do tertiary students pay and what public subsidies do they receive?
On what resources and services is education funding spent?
Which factors influence the level of expenditure?
CHAPTER C: Access to Education, Participation and Progression
Who participates in education?
Who studies abroad and where?
How successful are students in moving from education to work?
CHAPTER D: The Learning Environment and Organisation of Schools
How much time do students spend in the classroom?
What is the student-teacher ratio and how big are classes?
How much are teachers paid?
How much time do teachers spend teaching?
What school choices are available and what measures do countries use to promote or restrict school choice?
How can parents influence the education of their children?
Annexes
References
Contributors to this publication
Related OECD publications



Available in

French - "Regards sur l'éducation 2010: Les indicateurs de l'OCDE ":


German - "Bildung auf einen Blick 2010: OECD-Indikatoren":


Spanish - "Panorama de la educación 2009: Indicadores de la OCDE":