Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators is the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances and performance of education systems in the 35 OECD and a number of partner countries. With more than 100 charts and tables, Education at a Glance 2018 imparts key information on the output of educational institutions, the impact of learning across countries, and worldwide access, participation and progression in education. It also investigates the financial resources invested in education, as well as teachers, the learning environment and the organisation of schools.
The 2018 edition presents a new focus on equity in education, investigating how progress through education and the associated learning and labour market outcomes are impacted by dimensions such as gender, the educational attainment of parents, immigrant background, and regional location. The publication introduces a chapter dedicated to Target 4.5 of Sustainable Development Goal 4 on equity in education, providing an assessment of where OECD and partner countries stand in providing equal access to quality education at all levels. Finally, new indicators are introduced on equity in entry to and graduation from tertiary education, and the levels of decision-making in education systems. New data are also available on the statutory and actual salaries of school heads, as well as trend data on expenditure on early childhood education and care and the enrolment of children in all registered early childhood education and care settings.
More data are available on the OECD educational database.
3. 3
Socio-economic background can influence
educational opportunities from the start Figure B2.2
Enrolment rates of children under the age of 3, by mother's educational attainment (2014)
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100 Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Belgium
Portugal
Germany
Slovenia
Spain
Ireland
Average
UnitedKingdom
Finland
Estonia
Italy
Latvia
Austria
Israel
Hungary
Greece
Poland
SlovakRepublic
CzechRepublic
% Overall Non-tertiary educated mother Tertiary-educated mother
4. 4
At secondary level, social background affects
teenagers’ learning outcomes SDG Fig1
Proportion of 15-year-olds achieving at least proficiency level 2 (PISA) in mathematics by gender,
socio-economic status (ESCS), and location parity indices
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
Denmark
Estonia
Ireland
Switzerland
Finland
Japan
Canada
Norway
RussianFederation
Slovenia
Iceland
Netherlands
Spain
Poland
Germany
Korea
Sweden
Israel
EU23average
Austria
Australia
UnitedKingdom
OECDaverage
Italy
NewZealand
Latvia
Belgium
UnitedStates
France
Lithuania
CzechRepublic
Luxembourg
Greece
Portugal
SlovakRepublic
CostaRica
Colombia
Mexico
Turkey
Chile
Hungary
Indonesia
Brazil
Parityindices
Gender Location ESCS
5. 5
Equity in education has not improved significantly
over the past decade SDG Fig 3
Proportion of 15-year-olds achieving at least proficiency level 2 (PISA) in mathematics
Trends in socio-economic (ESCS) parity index (2006, 2015)
0.2
0.3
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0.6
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1.0
Estonia
RussianFederation
Japan
Canada
Denmark
Finland
Slovenia
Norway
Korea
Iceland
Ireland
Switzerland
Netherlands
Poland
Germany
Latvia
Sweden
Italy
Australia
NewZealand
Austria
Belgium
Lithuania
Spain
Portugal
CzechRepublic
France
UnitedStates
Luxembourg
SlovakRepublic
Israel
Greece
Hungary
Turkey
Mexico
Chile
Colombia
Indonesia
Brazil
ESCSParityIndex
2015 2006
6. 6
Two out of three adults from disadvantaged families attain a higher level
of education than their parents, but most follow a vocational path Figure A1.a
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100
Spain(75%)
Chile(50%)
Greece(69%)
Netherlands(54%)
Ireland(56%)
Slovenia(38%)
SlovakRepublic(32%)
Austria(31%)
France(52%)
Australia(49%)
OECDaverage(43%)
Norway(31%)
Denmark(34%)
NewZealand(40%)
Germany(12%)
Korea(60%)
CzechRepublic(12%)
Israel(34%)
Canada(29%)
Japan(27%)
Poland(33%)
Finland(46%)
Estonia(30%)
RussianFederation(30%)
Lithuania(41%)
% Upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary (vocational) Tertiary
Upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary (general)
The percentage in parentheses represents the share of 25-64 year-olds whose parents have below upper secondary education
Educational attainment of 25-64 year-olds whose parents had not attained upper secondary education (2012 or 2015)
7. Inequality shaping life chances
Equal access to higher education can mean
more equitable employment and social outcomes
8. 8
Countries with lower educational attainment have
higher earning disparities… Figure A4.2
Percentage of adults (25-64 year-old workers) earning more than the median,
by educational attainment (2016)
0
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Brazil
CostaRica
Mexico
Chile
Hungary
Portugal
Colombia
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CzechRepublic
Turkey
SlovakRepublic
Poland
Latvia
France
Germany
OECDaverage
Switzerland
Korea
UnitedKingdom
Greece
Luxembourg
UnitedStates
Belgium
Ireland
Italy
Spain
Norway
Austria
Finland
Netherlands
Lithuania
Australia
Japan
Israel
Denmark
NewZealand
Estonia
Sweden
Canada
Tertiary Upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary Below upper secondary%
10. 10
Men are more likely than women to not attain upper
secondary education Figure A1.1
Percentage of 25-34 year-olds without upper secondary education, by gender (2017)
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70
China
India
CostaRica
Mexico
Indonesia
Turkey
Brazil
Spain
Portugal
Argentina
Colombia
SaudiArabia
Italy
Iceland
Norway
SouthAfrica
Denmark
Latvia
Sweden
Belgium
Chile
OECDaverage
Greece
EU23average
Estonia
NewZealand
Netherlands
France
Luxembourg
Hungary
Germany
UnitedKingdom
Australia
Austria
Finland
Ireland
Lithuania
Israel
UnitedStates
Switzerland
SlovakRepublic
Canada
RussianFederation
Slovenia
Poland
CzechRepublic
Korea
% Men Women
11. 11 Most repeaters in lower secondary schools are boys Figure B1.2
Share of boys among repeaters in lower secondary education (2016)
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80
Lithuania
Mexico
Israel
Slovenia
Poland
Latvia
Italy
Greece
Estonia
Germany
EU23average
Hungary
OECDaverage
Austria
France
Spain
CostaRica
Belgium
Denmark
Colombia
Argentina
CzechRepublic
Chile
Switzerland
Finland
SaudiArabia
SlovakRepublic
Korea
Ireland
Luxembourg
India
RussianFederation
Turkey
%
12. Gender, education and life chances
Even though they attain higher levels of
education than men, women have poorer
employment outcomes
13. 13
Women – even if tertiary-educated – are more likely to
be inactive Figure A3.2.
Gender differences in inactivity rates (women - men), by educational attainment (2017)
0
10
20
30
40
50
SaudiArabia
Turkey
Mexico
CostaRica
Chile
Argentina
Indonesia
Israel
Colombia
Italy
Brazil
Ireland
Greece
Poland
UnitedStates
Netherlands
OECDaverage
Canada
Belgium
Hungary
Korea
Spain
Denmark
SouthAfrica
EU23average
Germany
CzechRepublic
RussianFederation
France
Finland
UnitedKingdom
SlovakRepublic
Latvia
Luxembourg
Australia
NewZealand
Austria
Switzerland
Portugal
Estonia
Slovenia
Sweden
Norway
Iceland
Lithuania
Below upper secondary Upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary Tertiary
Percentage
points
76
14. 14
Women earn 26% less than men, although the pay
gap has narrowed in some countries Figure A4.1
Trends in women’s earnings as a percentage of men’s earnings
for full-time workers with tertiary education (2005, 2016)
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
CostaRica
Slovenia
Sweden
Turkey
Belgium
Spain
Luxembourg
Latvia
Colombia
Switzerland
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Netherlands
Finland
Australia
Austria
Denmark
Lithuania
Germany
Norway
OECDaverage
Greece
Canada
Korea
France
Portugal
Poland
Ireland
Italy
UnitedStates
CzechRepublic
Estonia
SlovakRepublic
Hungary
Mexico
Israel
Brazil
Chile
2016 2005%
15. 15
Lower earnings for women result in a lower financial
return for a tertiary degree Figure A5.1
Private net financial returns for a man or a woman attaining tertiary education (2015)
0
100 000
200 000
300 000
400 000
500 000
600 000
Chile
UnitedStates
Luxembourg
Ireland
Switzerland
Hungary
Poland
Israel
Austria
France
Japan
Germany
OECDaverage
Korea
Canada
NewZealand
CzechRepublic
Slovenia
EU23average
Slovak…
Australia
United…
Denmark
Portugal
Finland
Norway
Turkey
Italy
Spain
Belgium
Estonia
Greece
Latvia
Man WomanUSD converted using PPPs for
GDP
17. 17
Those with an immigrant background are under-
represented among new entrants to tertiary education Figure B7.2
Share of 18-24 year-olds who are first- or second- generation immigrants
among new entrants to bachelor’s, long first degree or equivalent programmes and in the population (2015)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Switzerland
Israel
Sweden
Netherlands
Norway
Greece
Latvia
Estonia
Slovenia
Finland
%
Population New entrants
18. 18
However, a tertiary degree does not always lead to a
job in their host country… Figure A3.4
Employment rates of native- and foreign-born 25-64 year-olds with tertiary education, by age at arrival in the country (2017)
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
Sweden(24%)
Switzerland(36%)
Lithuania(5%)
NewZealand(33%)
Germany(21%)
Netherlands(15%)
Luxembourg(57%)
Austria(24%)
Latvia(11%)
Poland(1%)
Slovenia(12%)
Israel(25%)
Denmark(14%)
Portugal(10%)
Belgium(21%)
Estonia(12%)
France(15%)
EU23average(15%)
Australia(34%)
Ireland(22%)
OECDaverage(17%)
CzechRepublic(4%)
Hungary(2%)
Chile1(3%)
Canada(28%)
UnitedStates(19%)
Spain(16%)
SlovakRepublic(1%)
Italy(14%)
CostaRica(11%)
Mexico(0%)
Greece(9%)
Native-born adults Arrived in the country by the age of 15 Arrived in the country at 16 or older
%
Foreign-born adults
The percentage in parentheses represents the share of foreign-born adults among 25-64 year-olds.
19. 19 A tertiary degree does not always lead to higher earnings Figure A4.4
Earnings of foreign-born workers as a percentage of earnings of native-born full-time workers,
by educational attainment (2016)
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
Colombia
Chile
Belgium
United…
Slovenia
Germany
France
Luxembourg
Switzerland
CostaRica
Ireland
Norway
Sweden
Israel
Latvia
Austria
New…
Estonia
Finland
Spain
Italy
Tertiary Upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary Below upper secondary
%
226
21. 21
The share of young adults who hold a tertiary degree
has grown significantly over the past decade Figure A1.2
Percentage of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary education, by level of tertiary education (2017)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Korea
Canada
Japan
RussianFederation
Lithuania
Ireland
Australia
UnitedKingdom
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Norway
Israel
UnitedStates
Iceland
Sweden
Netherlands
Denmark
Belgium
Slovenia
France
NewZealand
OECDaverage
Poland
Estonia
Spain
Greece
EU23average
Latvia
Finland
Austria
SlovakRepublic
CzechRepublic
Portugal
Turkey
Germany
Hungary
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Italy
SaudiArabia
Mexico
Argentina
China
Brazil
Indonesia
India
SouthAfrica
Short-cycle tertiary Bachelor's or equivalent Master's or equivalent
Doctoral or equivalent Tertiary - 2007%
22. 22
In some countries, the majority of students graduate
from vocational programmes Figure B3.3
First-time upper secondary graduation rates for students below the age of 25 by programme orientation (2016)
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100
Korea
Slovenia
Israel
Greece
Finland
Canada
NewZealand
Chile
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Lithuania
UnitedStates
Hungary
Denmark
EU23Average
OECDAverage
Austria
Norway
Italy
Germany
Sweden
Slovak…
Luxembourg
CzechRepublic
United…
Spain
Portugal
Iceland
Turkey
Colombia
Brazil
Mexico
CostaRica
% General programmes Vocational programmes All programmes
23. Not every degree shines
Not all degrees lead to positive
outcomes in the labour market
24. 24
Across similarly-educated adults, workers who are
overqualified for their jobs tend to be less skilled Figure A3.b
Mean numeracy score among adults with tertiary-type A or advanced research programmes,
by selected qualification match or mismatch among workers (2012 or 2015)
240
250
260
270
280
290
300
310
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330
340
FlemishComm.…
Japan
CzechRepublic
Finland
Austria
Denmark
Sweden
Germany
Netherlands
Norway
SlovakRepublic
France
NewZealand
Australia
England(UK)
Estonia
Canada
OECDaverage
NorthernIreland(UK)
Slovenia
UnitedStates
Lithuania
Korea
Ireland
Poland
Israel
Greece
Spain
Italy
RussianFederation
Turkey
Chile
Mean score
Working in a job needing the same level of qualification (well matched)
Working in a job needing upper secondary or below (overqualified)
26. 26
Enrolment of 3 to 5-year-olds increased by more than
10 percentage points on average in the past decade Figure B2.3
Change in enrolment rates of children aged 3 to 5 years (2005, 2010 and 2016)
0
20
40
60
80
100
France
UnitedKingdom
Israel
Belgium
Denmark
Iceland
Spain
Norway
Sweden
Italy
Germany
Netherlands
Korea
NewZealand
Latvia
Hungary
Japan
Estonia
Austria
EU23average
Slovenia
Portugal
CzechRepublic
OECDaverage
Luxembourg
Australia
Poland
Lithuania
RussianFederation
Mexico
Brazil
Chile
Finland
Colombia
Ireland
Argentina
SlovakRepublic
Indonesia
UnitedStates
Greece
CostaRica
Switzerland
Turkey
SaudiArabia
% 2016 2010 2005
27. 27
In many countries, most children under the age of
three are not enrolled Figure B2.1
Enrolment rates of children under the age of 3 in early childhood education and care (ECEC),
by type of service (2016)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Denmark
Israel
Norway
Korea
Colombia
Iceland
Belgium
Sweden
NewZealand
Slovenia
Australia
Germany
Portugal
Spain
Finland
OECDaverage
Estonia
Lithuania
EU23average
Brazil
Chile
Russian…
Austria
Indonesia
SlovakRepublic
CzechRepublic
Hungary
Argentina
France
Poland
Mexico
CostaRica
Luxembourg
Turkey
Netherlands
Ireland
% Other registered ECEC services Early childhood education and care (ISCED 0)
28. 28
The number of pre-primary teachers has increased
even more, resulting in a smaller teacher to child ratio Figure B2.5
Changes in number of children, number of teachers and number of children per teacher
in pre-primary education (2005, 2016)
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
Poland
Luxembourg
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Mexico
Greece
Spain
SlovakRepublic
Belgium
OECDaverage
EU23average
Slovenia
Italy
Lithuania
Israel
UnitedStates
CzechRepublic
Hungary
Portugal
Chile
RussianFederation
Index of change Change in number of children Change in number of teachers
Change in number of children per teacher
30. 30
Spending on education institutions ranges from 3.1%
of GDP in Russia to 6.4% in Norway Figure C2.1.
Total expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP (2015)
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
Norway
NewZealand
UnitedKingdom
Colombia
Chile
UnitedStates
Israel
Australia
Canada
Iceland
Korea
Belgium
Finland
Netherlands
Mexico
Sweden
Portugal
France
Brazil
OECDaverage
Austria
Latvia
Turkey
Estonia
EU23average
Poland
SlovakRepublic
Spain
Slovenia
Germany
Japan
Lithuania
Italy
Greece
CzechRepublic
Hungary
Luxembourg
Ireland
RussianFederation
Primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary Tertiary% of GDP
31. 31
Capital expenditure represents a significant share of
total costs at the tertiary level Table C6.1
Share of capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure, by level of education (2015)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Sweden
Finland
Belgium
Israel
Iceland
Ireland
United…
Canada
Portugal
Austria
France
Germany
Norway
Slovenia
Italy
UnitedStates
Hungary
Netherlands
Australia
Estonia
Korea
Spain
Russian…
OECDaverage
Japan
EU23average
Poland
Turkey
Luxembourg
Lithuania
Latvia
Colombia
Greece
Primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary Tertiary%
32. Investment in advanced skills
Greater resources are invested in tertiary
education than in lower levels of education
33. 33
In some countries, the private sector funds a large
share of tertiary education Figure C3.2b
Distribution of public and private expenditure on tertiary educational institutions (2015)
0
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20
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80
90
100
Finland
Norway
Luxembourg
Austria
Iceland
Sweden
Greece
Slovenia
Belgium
Germany
Poland
SlovakRepublic
CzechRepublic
France
EU23average
Latvia
Estonia
Turkey
Lithuania
Ireland
Mexico
Netherlands
OECDaverage
Portugal
Spain
RussianFederation
Italy
Hungary
Israel
NewZealand
Canada
Australia
Korea
Colombia
UnitedStates
Chile
Japan
UnitedKingdom
% Public expenditure Household expenditure Expenditure from other private entities All private sources
34. 34
Changes in public and private spending on tertiary
education vary across countries Figure C3.3
Change in relative share of public and private expenditure on tertiary educational institutions
(between 2010 and 2015)
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Spain
Ireland
Sweden
Canada
Australia
Germany
France
Italy
UnitedStates
Netherlands
Japan
Portugal
Norway
OECDaverage
EU23average
Estonia
Mexico
CzechRepublic
Iceland
RussianFederation
Israel
Slovenia
Finland
Chile
Lithuania
SlovakRepublic
Latvia
Poland
Index of change Public sources Private sources
36. 36
OECD countries spend USD 90 700 per student on
average on primary and secondary education Figure C1.2.
Cumulative expenditure on educational institutions per student
between the age of 6 and 15 (2015)
0
50 000
100 000
150 000
200 000
250 000
Luxembourg
Austria
Norway
UnitedStates
Iceland
Belgium
Korea
UnitedKingdom
Sweden
Finland
Australia
Netherlands
Germany
Japan
Canada
EU23average
OECDaverage
Ireland
NewZealand
Slovenia
Italy
Portugal
Israel
Spain
France
CzechRepublic
Poland
Latvia
SlovakRepublic
Estonia
Greece
Hungary
Chile
Brazil
Turkey
Mexico
Primary Lower secondary Upper secondary
Equivalent USD converted
using PPPs
37. 37
Teacher compensation makes up the largest share of
current expenditure on primary and secondary education Figure C6.2a
Composition of current expenditure in public and private educational institutions (2015)
0
20
40
60
80
100
Greece
Belgium
Colombia
Portugal
Luxembourg
Italy
Japan
Russian…
Norway
Lithuania
Israel
Turkey
Germany
Spain
UnitedStates
Netherlands
France
Canada
Hungary
OECDaverage
Slovenia
EU23average
Australia
UnitedKingdom
Poland
Korea
Austria
Iceland
Latvia
Estonia
SlovakRepublic
Sweden
Finland
CzechRepublic
%
Compensation of all staff (if breakdowns not available) Compensation of teachers
Compensation of non-teaching staff Other current expenditure
39. 39 Spending on early childhood education and care Figure B2.4
Expenditure on pre-primary (ISCED 02) education as a percentage of GDP (2005, 2010 and 2015)
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
Sweden
Iceland
Norway
Israel
Finland
Hungary
Latvia
Chile
France
Poland
Slovenia
Belgium
Brazil
Lithuania
EU23average
OECDaverage
Portugal
Luxembourg
SlovakRepublic
Spain
Germany
Korea
NewZealand
Italy
Austria
CzechRepublic
CostaRica
UnitedStates
United…
Switzerland
Netherlands
Colombia
Greece
Australia
Japan
Ireland
% of GDP 2015 2010 2005
41. 41
Compulsory instruction time varies significantly
across countries Figure D1.1
Compulsory instruction time in general education (2018)
0
2 000
4 000
6 000
8 000
10 000
12 000
Australia(11)
Denmark(10)
CostaRica(9)
UnitedStates(9)
Israel(9)
Netherlands(9
Chile(8)
Mexico(9)
Canada(9)
Ireland(9)
France(9)
Luxembourg(9)
Spain(9)
Norway(10)
Portugal(9)
Iceland(10)
Switzerland(9)
OECDaverage(9)
Italy(8)
Germany(9)
Japan(9)
EU23average(9)
Lithuania(10)
CzechRepublic(9)
FrenchComm.(Belgium)(8)
Sweden(9)
Greece(9)
FlemishComm.(Belgium)(8)
SlovakRepublic(9)
Korea(9)
Estonia(9)
Austria(8)
RussianFederation(9)
Slovenia(9)
Finland1(9)
Turkey(8)
Poland(9)
Primary Lower secondary
Total number of compulsory
instruction hours
In parenthesis the duration of primary and lower secondary education, in years
42. 42
Various factors contribute to the total salary cost of
teachers per student Figure C7.2
Contribution of various factors to salary cost of teachers per student in public institutions, lower secondary education (2016)
-4 500
-3 500
-2 500
-1 500
- 500
500
1 500
2 500
3 500
4 500
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Slovenia
Austria
Germany
omm.(Belgium)
omm.(Belgium)
Norway
Finland
Spain
Denmark
Australia
Portugal
Netherlands
Ireland
UnitedStates
Canada
Japan
Italy
Iceland
Greece
Israel
Poland
France
Hungary
Estonia
CzechRepublic
Chile
SlovakRepublic
Turkey
Latvia
Mexico
USD
Moderately high salary cost Low salary costModerately low
salary cost
High salary
cost
44. 44
In many countries teachers’ salaries are still low and
the earnings progression is relatively flat Figure D3.2
Lower secondary teachers’ statutory salaries at different points in teachers' careers (2017)
0
20 000
40 000
60 000
80 000
100 000
120 000
Luxembourg
Germany
Switzerland
Denmark
Spain
Australia
Netherlands
Austria
UnitedStates
Norway
Sweden
Canada
Flemishcomm.(Belgium)
Finland
Iceland
Frenchcomm.(Belgium)
Ireland
Scotland(UK)
Portugal
OECDaverage
EU23average
France
Italy
Japan
NewZealand
Korea
Slovenia
Turkey
Mexico
Chile
England(UK)
Israel
Estonia
Lithuania
Greece
CzechRepublic
Hungary
SlovakRepublic
Latvia
Brazil
Poland
CostaRica
Starting salary/minimum qualifications
Salary after 15 years of experience/most prevalent qualifications
Salary at top of scale/maximum qualifications
Equivalent USD
converted using PPPs
45. 45
In many countries teachers’ salaries are still low and
the earnings progression is flat Figure D3.1.
Lower secondary teachers' salaries relative to earnings for tertiary-educated workers (2017)
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
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Luxembourg
Portugal
Greece
Germany
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
Israel
EU23average
Australia
Netherlands
Estonia
OECDaverage
England(UK)
Austria
Slovenia
Sweden
France
NewZealand
Flemishcomm.…
Scotland(UK)
Denmark
Chile
Frenchcomm.…
Poland
Turkey
Norway
Hungary
Italy
UnitedStates
SlovakRepublic
CzechRepublic
Teachers' actual salaries relative to earnings for tertiary-educated workers
Teachers' actual salaries relative to earnings for similarly educated workers (weighted averages)Ratio
46. 46
The time teachers have for other things than teaching
varies greatly Figure D4.4
Percentage of lower secondary teachers' working time spent teaching (2017)
Poland Turkey
Korea
Estonia
Austria
Japan
Lithuania
Czech Republic
Iceland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Hungary
Norway
France
Israel
Spain
Germany
Netherlands
Switzerland
Scotland (UK)
United States
Latvia
Chile
Colombia
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300
Percentage of total statutory working time spent teaching
Country average
Country average
Number of teaching hours per year
48. 48 School heads can earn much more than teachers Figure D3.4
Minimum and maximum statutory salaries for lower secondary teachers and school heads (2017)
0
20 000
40 000
60 000
80 000
100 000
120 000
140 000
160 000
Luxembourg
England(UK)
Netherlands
Ireland
Australia
Scotland(UK)
UnitedStates
Korea
Chile
Austria
Iceland
Spain
OECDaverage
Flemishcomm.…
EU23average
Mexico
Portugal
Israel
Italy
Frenchcomm.…
France
CostaRica
Japan
Finland
Sweden
Denmark
Slovenia
Hungary
Greece
Lithuania
SlovakRepublic
Turkey
Poland
Salary range of teachers (most prevalent qualification) School head - Minimum School head - Maximum
Equivalent USD
converted using
PPPs
50. 50
Only one in three decisions is taken at the school
level on average across OECD countries Table D6.1
Percentage of decisions taken at each level of government in public lower secondary education (2017)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Netherlands
CzechRepublic
England(UK)
Latvia
Flemishcomm.…
Iceland
Estonia
Australia
NewZealand
Slovenia
Scotland(UK)
Chile
Austria
Ireland
SlovakRepublic
Lithuania
EU23average
Sweden
OECDaverage
Italy
Hungary
Denmark
Frenchcomm.…
RussianFederation
Japan
Israel
Germany
Luxembourg
Mexico
UnitedStates
Canada
Korea
Portugal
Norway
France
Spain
Switzerland
Greece
Turkey
Finland
School Local Regional or Sub-regional Central or State Multiple levels%
51. 51
Decisions on teacher salary are often centralised while
those on staff management are made at school level Figure D6.3
Decisions taken at each level of government in public lower secondary education,
planning and structure (2017)
0510152025303540
School Local Regional or Sub-regional Central or State Multiple levels
Management of teachers
Hiring
Dismissal
Duties
Conditions of service
Fixing of salary levels
In number of
countries and
economies
53. 53
The number of international students has more than
doubled in less than 20 years Figure B6.a
Growth in international or foreign enrolment in tertiary education worldwide (1998 to 2016)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Millions of mobile
students
OECD Non-OECD
Total, 5.0
Non-OECD, 1.5
OECD, 3.5
54. 54
The share of international students increases with
each successive level of tertiary education Figure B5.2
Share of first-time international graduates, by level of education (2016)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Luxembourg
Australia
NewZealand
Austria
UnitedKingdom
Netherlands
Canada
Belgium
CzechRepublic
OECDaverage
EU23average
Switzerland
Denmark
Finland
SlovakRepublic
UnitedStates
Italy
Hungary
Germany
Latvia
Norway
Israel
Greece
Japan
Sweden
Portugal
Iceland
Slovenia
Turkey
Spain
Chile
% Bachelor’s or equivalent Master’s or equivalent Doctoral or equivalent
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Editor's Notes
Note: The gender parity index refers to the ratio of the female value over the male value. ESCS refers to the PISA index of economic, social and cultural
status. The ESCS parity index refers to the ratio of the value for the bottom quartile over the value for the top quartile of the ESCS index. Location parity
is measured using the PISA definition of rural and urban areas (see the Definitions section at the end of this chapter). The location parity index refers to
the ratio of the value for rural areas over the value for urban areas.
Countries are ranked based on the average distance of each index to 1
In Denmark, the proportion of girls achieving at least PISA level 2 in mathematics is almost equal to that of boys (a parity index of 1 indicates
perfect parity). The proportion of children from the bottom quartile of the PISA ESCS index achieving at least PISA level 2 in mathematics is
20% lower than that of childen from the top ESCS quartile.
In Switzerland, 18-24 year-olds who are first- or second-generation immigrants represent 27% of the total population of that age group, but
only 21% of new entrants to bachelor’s, long first degree or equivalent programmes.