The importance of tertiary education for economic growth and competitiveness is increasingly recognized as critical not just for middle-income and advanced countries, but also for low-income ones. Access to a solid, world-class curriculum helps develop a skilled, productive, and flexible labor...

Introduction, overview and future policy agenda / Editors -- The state of the world progress (1990-2007 & projections) / Andrew R. Morrison, Shwtlena Sabarwal and Mirja Sjoeblom -- Indicators and indices of gender equality : what do they measure and what do we miss? / Caren Grown -- Monitoring...