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In OECD countries, the average class size at the lower secondary level is 23 students, but there are significant differences between countries, ranging from over 32 in Japan and Korea to 19 or below in Estonia, Iceland, Luxembourg, Slovenia and the United Kingdom. Class size, together with...
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of young higher education graduates changing around the world? According to the OECD’s latest analysis, not only has it …
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The number of tertiary educated young people (25-34 years old) in OECD and G20 countries has grown by nearly 45% in the past decade and is expected to keep growing until 2030. If current trends continue, the contribution of OECD countries to the global talent pool will keep shrinking through...
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As the world celebrates the achievements of women this month, what can be said about the progress of girls and young … women in education, and of women in employment, throughout the world? As the third issue of the OECD's new brief series … education across the world, with an estimated 66% expected to enter university-level programmes at some point during their lives …
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Over the past three decades, the income gap between the rich and the poor has widened across most OECD countries. As the global economic crisis and the changing needs of the worldwide labour market threaten to increase inequality further, how can education help reduce it? As the fourth issue of...
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