responsive, high quality, vocational and higher education systems is indispensable to long-term growth. Raising the completion …

students. Unemployment is high and the school-to-job transition process does not work well. Spending on education and active … disadvantaged pupils. Developing work-based vocational education would also facilitate the transition from school to work. This …>Investir efficacement dans l´éducation et dans les politiques actives du marché du travail en Slovaquie<BR>En Slovaquie, les résultats …

Impressive progress has been made in raising participation in early childhood education as well as tertiary educational … high-income country, largely on account of high drop-out rates in lower secondary education which, in turn, reflect one of … are needed to reduce grade repetition and raise education outcomes, by improving accountability of schools and school …

Compulsory school education in Italy produces poor results in terms of 15-year olds’ performance on PISA tests … efficiency.<P>Améliorer l'école et l'égalité d'accès à l'éducation en Italie<BR>Par rapport aux autres pays de l'OCDE, les … résultats des tests PISA des élèves italiens de 15 ans sont médiocres, et ce, malgré des dépenses d’éducation relativement …

sustain growth in the face of rapid population ageing. The government should step up investment in early childhood education … institutions. Upgrading tertiary education, in part through stronger competition and internationalisation, is also important to … combined, are needed. The large share of private education spending, which accounts for one-third of the total, places heavy …

programmes. In the longer run, education and training are key to raising the skills and wages of the workforce. In this regard … barriers to education, and enhancing the community college system would be a cost-effective way to provide more individuals … with an affordable way to obtain tertiary education. Disability insurance reforms are needed to reduce dependency on these …

inequality, as low education achievements penalise children from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Vocational training needs to … be strengthened and cooperation with employers reinforced. Transition from education to work can prove challenging …

reduced, transitions from education to work should be facilitated, incentives to take a job ought to be strengthened and the … lowering minimum wages relative to the average wage for groups at risk of becoming unemployed, improving vocational education …

, improved vocational education at the secondary and tertiary levels would help overcome the labour mismatch and the overemphasis … on tertiary education. Labour market dualism creates serious equity concerns, as non-regular workers face significantly …