Highlights from Education at a Glance 2010

Highlights from Education at a Glance 2010 is a companion publication to the OECD’s flagship compendium of education statistics. This book is based on the OECD's annual compendium of education statistics, Education at a Glance.


It provides concise and easily accessible data on key topics in education today, including: • Education levels and student numbers: How far have adults studied, and what access do young people have to education? • Economic and social benefits of education: How does education affect people's job prospects, and what is its impact on incomes? • Paying for education: What share of public spending goes on education, and what is the role of private spending? • The school environment: How many hours do teachers work, and how does class size vary? 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. Highlights from Education at a Glance 2010 is an ideal introduction to the OECD’s unrivalled collection of internationally comparable data on education and learning.

Table of Contents
Reader’s Guide
1. Education levels and student numbers
To what level have adults studied?
Who participates in education?
How many secondary students go on to tertiary education?
How many young people graduate from tertiary education?
How many students graduate outside the normal age?
How many students drop out of tertiary education?
How successful are students in moving from education to work?
How has the crisis affected the transition to work?
How many adults take part in education and training?
How many adults investigate training opportunities?
How many students study abroad?
Where do students go to study?
2. The Economic and social benefits of education
How much more do tertiary graduates earn?
How does education affect employment rates?
What are the incentives for people to invest in education?
What are the incentives for societies to invest in education?
How expensive are graduates to hire?
What are the social benefits of 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 share of public spending goes on education?
What is the role of private spending?
How much do tertiary students pay?
What are education funds spent on?
What accounts for variations in spending on salary costs?
4. The school environment
How long do students 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: School choice, parent voice
How much school choice do parents have?
Are schools highly regulated or autonomous?
Do parents have a say in schooling?
Statistical Note