Education at a glance 2014 : highlights / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, sponsoring body.

Series:

Education at a Glance 2014

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Evaluation--Statistics--Cross-cultural studies.

Education.

Education--OECD countries--Statistics--Periodicals.

Educational indicators--Cross-cultural studies--Statistics--Periodicals.

Educational indicators.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 p.)

Place of Publication:

Paris, France : OECD, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Education at a Glance 2014: Highlights summarises the OECD's flagship compendium of education statistics, Education at a Glance . It provides easily accessible data on key topics in education today, including:. Education levels and student numbers: How far have adults studied, and how does early childhood education affect student performance later on?. Higher education and work: How many young people graduate from tertiary education, and how easily do they enter the world of work?. Economic and social benefits of education: How does education affect people's job prospects, and what is its i

Contents:

Foreword; Table of contents; Executive summary: The benefits of expanded access to education are not shared equitably; Reader's guide; 1. Education levels and student numbers; To what level have adults studied?; Figure 1.1. Population that has attained tertiary education, 2012; Figure 1.2. Percentage-point difference between younger and older tertiary-educated adults, 2012; Who participates in education?; Figure 1.3. Enrolment rates of 15-19 year-olds (1995, 2012); Figure 1.4. Enrolment rates of 20-29 year-olds (1995, 2012); What is the role of early childhood education?

Figure 1.5. Enrolment rates in education at age 3 (2005, 2012)Figure 1.6. Ratio of students to teaching staff in early childhood education, 2012; How many young people finish secondary education?; Figure 1.7. Upper secondary graduation rates, 2012; Figure 1.8. Average age of upper secondary graduates, 2012; Does parental education affect students' chances?; Figure 1.9. Percentage of 20-34 year-olds in tertiary education, by parents' education level, 2012; Figure 1.10. Intergenerational mobility in education, 2012; 2. Higher education and work; How many young people enter tertiary education?

Figure 2.1. Entry rates into university-level education (2000, 2012)Figure 2.2. Entry rates into vocationally-oriented tertiary education (2000, 2012); How many young people graduate from tertiary education?; Figure 2.3. First-time graduation rates from university-level education (1995, 2012); Figure 2.4. First-time graduation rates from vocationally oriented education (1995, 2012); How many students study abroad and where do they go?; Figure 2.5. Trends in international education market shares (2000, 2012); Figure 2.6. Student mobility in tertiary education, 2012

How successful are students in moving from education to work?Figure 2.7. Young people not in education by labour market status, 2012; Figure 2.8. Education and employment among young people, 2012; 3. The economic and social benefits of education; How does education affect employment rates?; Figure 3.1. Employment rate of 25-64 year-olds, by education level, 2012; Figure 3.2. Unemployment rates among 25-64 year-olds with tertiary education (2005, 2010 and 2012); How much more do tertiary graduates earn?

Figure 3.3. Relative earnings of workers with university education or higher, by gender, 2012Figure 3.4. Relative earnings of workers with below upper secondary education, by gender, 2012; What are the incentives to invest in education?; Figure 3.5. Public return on tertiary education, by gender, 2010; Figure 3.6. Private return on tertiary education, by gender, 2010; How are student performance and equity in education related?; Figure 3.7. Student performance in mathematics, by gender, PISA 2012; 4. Paying for education; How much is spent per student?

Figure 4.1. Annual spending per student, 2011

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 14, 2014).

ISBN:

9789264227507

9264227504

9789264215023

9264215026