At a time when having more education is increasingly necessary for success in the labour market, how is the talent pool of young higher education graduates changing around the world? According to the OECD’s latest analysis, not only has it exploded over the last decade – it’s likely to...

<UL> <LI>An upper secondary qualification (ISCED 3) has become the norm for young people in OECD countries. Today it is considered the minimum qualification for successful participation in the labour market and for integration in society.</LI> <LI>In 2010, across OECD countries, 19.1% of 25-34 year-olds without...</li></li></ul>

<UL> <LI>In many OECD countries, ECEC services have increased in response to a growing demand for better learning outcomes as well as growing female labour force participation. In recent years, however, the goals of ECEC policy have become more child-centred. </LI> <LI>Fifteen-year-old students who attended...</li></li></ul>

<ul> <li> Teachers’ salaries increased in real terms between 2000 and 2011 in virtually all OECD countries, but mostly remain below those of other tertiary-educated workers. </li> <li>Statutory salaries for lower secondary school teachers with 15 years of experience are 35% higher than starting salaries in...</li></ul>

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? <p>As the fourth issue of...</p>

<UL> <LI>The higher the level of education, the higher the salary cost of teachers per student. In Belgium (Flemish Community), France and Spain, the difference in the annual salary cost between the primary and upper secondary levels of education exceeds USD 1 800 in 2010. </LI> <LI>Between 2000 and 2010, the...</li></li></ul>

Ces dernières années, la crise économique et la transformation du marché mondial du travail ont placé la question de l’inégalité des revenus sur le devant de la scène – et à juste titre. Dans la plupart des pays de l’OCDE, les inégalités de revenus entre les riches et les...

<ul> <li> Dans les pays de l’OCDE, l’âge médian d’obtention du premier diplôme universitaire a baissé de 6 mois entre 2005 et 2011. </li> <li>L’âge médian d’obtention du premier diplôme universitaire va d’environ 22 ans en Belgique et au Royaume-Uni, à plus de 27 ans en Islande et en Israël....</li></ul>

<UL> <LI>Entre 2000 et 2009, le montant des dépenses totales d’éducation en pourcentage du PIB s’est accru de 0.88 point de pourcentage, passant de 5.34 % à 6.22 %; cette augmentation provenait à la fois de sources publiques et privées.</LI> <LI>Dans les pays de l’OCDE, 16.0 % des dépenses totales...</li></li></ul>

<UL> <LI>Selon la moyenne calculée sur la base de 15 pays de l’OCDE, un homme de 30 ans peut espérer vivre 51 ans de plus s’il est diplômé de l’enseignement tertiaire, mais seulement 43 ans de plus s’il n’est pas diplômé du deuxième cycle du secondaire. Chez les femmes, la différence...</li></ul>