<ul> <li> Rising levels of tertiary attainment seem not to have led to an “inflation” eroding the labour-market value of qualifications. However, tertiary graduates have the highest relative earnings advantage when they live in a country with low tertiary attainment rates. </li> <li> On average, compared to...</li></ul>

<ul> <li>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.</li><li> If current trends continue, the contribution of OECD countries to the global talent pool will keep shrinking through...</li></ul>

<ul> <li> In Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, participation rates in adult education and learning are over 60%, but they are one-third – or below – in Italy, the Russian Federation and the Slovak Republic. </li> <li> The more highly educated adults are, the more likely they are to...</li></ul>

<ul> <li> Among 25-34 year-olds, more women than men hold a tertiary qualification in 33 of the 36 countries for which data are comparable. </li> <li> Gender differences still exist in certain fields, with more men studying science, computing and engineering, and with women dominating education and health and...</li></ul>

<ul> <li> The annual number of teaching hours of teachers differs greatly from one country to another and tends to decrease as the level of education increases. </li> <li> On average across countries, teachers spend half of their working time in non-teaching activities including planning lessons, marking and...</li></ul>

<ul> <li> Across OECD countries, the median age students first graduated from university fell by 6 months between 2005 and 2011. </li> <li>The median age of first graduation ranges from around 22 in Belgium and the United Kingdom to over 27 in Iceland and Israel. </li> <li>The percentage of part-time students has...</li></ul>

<UL> <LI>In some countries, an increasing number of young people are neither in employment, nor in education or training (NEET). A high proportion of NEETs is an indicator of a difficult transition between school and work. </LI> <LI>Higher educational attainment eases the transition into employment. </LI> <LI>Demographic...</li></li></li></ul>

<ul> <li>In an economically uncertain world, countries must balance the need for austerity with the need to invest in building a high-quality workforce. </li> <li>There is only a weak relationship between spending per student and tertiary attainment rates – the same level of spending can produce very different...</li></ul>

<UL> <LI>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.</LI> <LI>Class size, together with...</li></li></ul>

<ul> <li> Many countries have implemented reforms to develop and support doctoral studies and postdoctoral research, stressing the crucial role of doctorate students and degree holders in terms of economic growth, innovation and scientific research. </li> <li> The number of advanced research qualifications being...</li></ul>