Andreas Schleicher presents new Education at a Glance data for the United States, and puts it into the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
Education at a Glance 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 across OECD countries and a number of partner economies. More than 100 charts and tables in this publication – as well as links to much more available on the educational database – provide key information on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; access, participation and progression in education; the financial resources invested in education; and teachers, the learning environment and the organisation of schools. The 2020 edition includes a focus on vocational education and training, investigating participation in vocational education and training at various levels of education, the labour market and social outcomes of vocational graduates as well as the human and financial resources invested in vocational institutions. Two new indicators on how vocational education and training systems differ around the world and on upper secondary completion rate complement this topic. A specific chapter is dedicated to the Sustainable Development Goal 4, and investigates the quality and participation in secondary education.
3. By the end of June, schools across the OECD had experienced
some form of closure lasting an average of 14 weeks Figure D1.4
Number of countries with school closures due to COVID19
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Numberofcountries
Nationwide Localised
OECD
countries
Non-OECD
countries
5. Present value of lost GDP due to Corona-induced learning loss
(average 1/3 school year lost)
-Bn $16,000
-Bn $14,000
-Bn $12,000
-Bn $10,000
-Bn $8,000
-Bn $6,000
-Bn $4,000
-Bn $2,000
Bn $0
Source: Hanushek and Woessmann (OECD, 2020)
6. Students’ and teachers’ ICT skills were critical to maintain
educational continuity as schools shifted to online learning.
7. Before the pandemic, just over half of teachers let their students
frequently or always use ICT for projects or class work
TALIS
Table I.2.1
Percentage of lower secondary teachers who “frequently” or “always” let students use ICT for projects or class work
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Denmark
NewZealand
Australia
Colombia
Russia
Mexico
Turkey
Alberta(Canada)
Chile
Sweden
Lithuania
UnitedStates
Portugal
Romania
Iceland
OECDaverage-31
Israel
Spain
Netherlands
Finland
SaudiArabia
Latvia
Hungary
SlovakRepublic
Italy
EUtotal-23
Estonia
Brazil
England(UK)
SouthAfrica
-FlemishComm.…
Slovenia
France
CzechRepublic
Austria
Korea
Belgium
Shanghai(China)
Japan
%
8. Teachers themselves do not rely heavily on distance
learning for their own professional development Figure A7.6
.
Percentage of lower secondary teachers who participated in selected types of professional development (2018)
0
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20
30
40
50
60
70
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100
Lithuania
Latvia
Slovenia
Australia
Austria
Estonia
Netherlands
BelgiumFl.
Alberta(Canada)
NewZealand
Turkey
RussianFederation
Iceland
CzechRepublic
Israel
UnitedStates
Italy
OECDaverage
Korea
ChineseTaipei
England(UK)
Shanghai(China)
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
SaudiArabia
Spain
SouthAfrica
Finland
Portugal
CABA(Argentina)²
Brazil
Belgium
SlovakRepublic
Hungary
Colombia
Chile
Mexico
France
Japan
FrenchComm.…
%
Courses/seminars attended in person
Peer and/or self-observation and coaching as part of a formal school arrangement
Online courses/seminars
Formal qualification programme¹
10. Private expenditure is at risk, particularly in countries
that rely heavily on household expenditure Figure C3.2.b
Distribution of public and private expenditure on tertiary educational institutions (2017)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Colombia
Denmark
Finland
Luxembourg
Norway
Iceland
Austria
Sweden
Slovenia
Belgium
Greece
Estonia
Germany
Poland
Turkey
France
EUaverage
CzechRepublic
OECDaverage
Ireland
SlovakRepublic
Netherlands
Lithuania
Mexico
Spain
Hungary
RussianFederation
Latvia
Portugal
Italy
Israel
Canada
NewZealand
Korea
Australia
Chile
UnitedStates
Japan
UnitedKingdom
All private sources Expenditure from other private entities Household expenditure Public expenditure%
11. On average, each USD invested in tertiary education generates
a public benefit of USD 3 for a man and USD 2 for a woman Figure A5.5
.
Financial benefits for each equivalent USD invested in tertiary education for men and women (2017)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Ireland
Israel
Italy
UnitedStates
Australia
Portugal
Hungary
UnitedKingdom
Germany
Belgium
France
Slovenia
Chile
Austria
Turkey
EUAverage
OECDAverage
Luxembourg
NewZealand
Poland
Korea
Spain
Finland
CzechRepublic
Canada
SlovakRepublic
Latvia
Denmark
Norway
Switzerland
Sweden
In equivalent USD
converted using PPPs
Man Woman
12. The crisis has impacted the
internationalization of tertiary education.
13. In 2018, 5.6 million tertiary students worldwide had crossed a
border to study, more than twice the number in 2005 Figure B6.1
Growth in international or foreign enrolment in tertiary education worldwide (1998 to 2018)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
Millions of students
OECD Non-OECD
Total, 5.6
Non-OECD, 1.7
OECD, 3.9
14. Countries with a large share of international students
may see a greater impact… Figure B6.4
Incoming student mobility in tertiary education, by level of study (2018)
0
10
20
30
40
50
Luxembourg
Australia
NewZealand
UnitedKingdom
Switzerland
Austria
Canada
CzechRepublic
Netherlands
Hungary
Denmark
Belgium
Germany
Ireland
Estonia
Latvia
EUtotal
France
Finland
SlovakRepublic
Iceland
Portugal
Sweden
OECDtotal
Italy
Lithuania
UnitedStates
Japan
SaudiArabia
Slovenia
Norway
SouthAfrica
RussianFederation
Poland
Spain
Greece
Israel
Argentina
Korea
Turkey
CostaRica
Chile
Brazil
Colombia
Mexico
India
Indonesia
% All tertiary Bachelor's or equivalent Master's or equivalent Doctoral or equivalent86
15. …particularly in countries where foreign students pay
higher tuition fees than domestic ones Table C5.1
Annual average (or most common) tuition fees for bachelor's programmes charged by tertiary institutions
to national and foreign students (2017/18)
0
5 000
10 000
15 000
20 000
25 000
30 000
England(UK)**
UnitedStates**
Chile
Canada
Japan
Australia
Korea
NewZealand
Latvia
Ireland
Israel
Netherlands
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
Austria
BelgiumFl.*
BelgiumFr.
France
Germany
Denmark
Finland*
Greece
Norway
SlovakRepublic
Slovenia
Sweden
In USD converted using
PPPs
National students Foreign students
*Tuition fees may apply for students outside EU/EEA area
**Reference year 2016/17
17. Employment advantage of vocational skills Figure A3.2
Employment rates, by age group, educational attainment and programme orientation (2019)
0
10
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60
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100
25-34 year-olds 35-44 year-olds 45-54 year-olds 55-64 year-olds
Below upper secondary
Upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary (general orientation)
Upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary (vocational orientation)
Short-cycle tertiary
Bachelor's, master's or doctoral or equivalent
%
18. Work experience while studying increases
employment prospects Figure A3.3
Employment rate of 25-34 year-olds who attained vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education, by type of work experience while
studying (2016)
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Switzerland
Austria
Norway
Latvia
Slovenia
Hungary
Belgium
CzechRepublic
Germany
SlovakRepublic
Netherlands
Sweden
Poland
Estonia
Average
Denmark
UnitedKingdom
Portugal
Spain
Lithuania
Ireland
France
Italy
Greece
Finland
Turkey
Iceland
% No work experience Apprenticeship Mandatory traineeship Work outside the curriculum
19. However, only one in three VET students participate in
combined school- and work-based programmes on average Figure B7.6
Distribution of upper secondary vocational students by type of vocational programme (2018)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
CostaRica
CzechRepublic
Greece
Italy
Japan
Korea
Lithuania
Mexico
Brazil
Spain
Sweden
Belgium
Israel
Estonia
Chile
SlovakRepublic
Finland
Portugal
Poland
Luxembourg
France
Australia
Slovenia
OECDaverage
EUaverage
Austria
UnitedKingdom
Iceland
Norway
Turkey
Germany
Switzerland
Netherlands
Denmark
Hungary
Ireland
Latvia
School-based programmes Combined school- and work-based programmes%
21. A bachelor’s degree is the most common level of tertiary
attainment across countries Figure A1.6
.
Share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary education, by level of tertiary education (2019)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Lithuania
Switzerland
Ireland
Luxembourg
Korea
Netherlands
Belgium
Iceland
UnitedKingdom
Poland
Denmark
Estonia
Australia
Finland
Greece
NewZealand
RussianFederation
UnitedStates
EUaverage
OECDaverage
SlovakRepublic
Canada
Slovenia
Norway
Sweden
Portugal
Israel
Latvia
France
Germany
Spain
CzechRepublic
Colombia
Hungary
Italy
Argentina
Austria
Turkey
Chile
Mexico
CostaRica
Brazil
India
Indonesia
China
SouthAfrica
Short-cycle tertiary Bachelor's or equivalent Master's or equivalent Doctoral or equivalent%District of Columbia 76%
New Mexico 32%
22. Higher educational attainment is associated with higher incomes Figure A4.2
Relative earnings of tertiary-educated adults compared to earnings of adults with an upper secondary education (2018)
80
100
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240
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
CostaRica
Lithuania
Hungary
UnitedStates
Portugal
Turkey
Slovenia
Germany
Mexico
CzechRepublic
Ireland
SlovakRepublic
Poland
OECDaverage
Israel
EUaverage
Spain
Austria
Netherlands
France
Latvia
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Canada
Belgium
Greece
UnitedKingdom
Italy
Korea
Finland
Estonia
NewZealand
Australia
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
All tertiary Short-cycle tertiary Bachelor's or equivalent Master’s, Doctoral or equivalent
23. Beyond the economic and employment outcomes, higher
educational attainment brings greater social benefits Figure A6.4
Percentage of adults who feel they have a say in what the government does, by educational attainment (2016 or 2018)
0
10
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40
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80
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100
Norway
Korea
NewZealand
Sweden¹
UnitedStates
Turkey
Iceland¹
Average
Australia
Israel
Chile
Spain
SlovakRepublic
Latvia
India
Lithuania¹
Below upper secondary Upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary Tertiary
International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) (2016)
%
24. Early childhood education and care (ECEC)
has experienced a surge of policy attention in
OECD countries in recent decades.
25. Enrolment of 3-5 year-olds in pre-primary or primary education
rose from 75% in 2005 to 88% in 2018, on average Figure B2.2
Change in enrolment rates of children aged 3 to 5 years (2005, 2010 and 2018)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
France
Ireland
Israel
UnitedKingdom
Denmark
Belgium
Spain
Iceland
Norway
Korea
Germany
Sweden
Italy
NewZealand
Latvia
Hungary
Japan
Estonia
Slovenia
EUaverage
Portugal
Austria
Netherlands
OECDaverage
Luxembourg
CzechRepublic
Lithuania
Poland
Brazil
Australia
RussianFederation
Mexico
Finland
Chile
SlovakRepublic
Argentina
Colombia
Indonesia
UnitedStates
CostaRica
Switzerland
Turkey
SaudiArabia
2018 2010 2005%
Connecticut 75%
Rhode Island 50%
26. A third of children under 3 are enrolled in early childhood
education and care and other registered ECEC services Figure B2.1
Enrolment rates of children under the age of 3 in early childhood education and care, by age (2018)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Korea
Iceland
Israel
Norway
Denmark
NewZealand
Sweden
Belgium
Slovenia
Portugal
Australia
Spain
Germany
OECDaverage
Finland
Japan
Estonia
Colombia
Latvia
Lithuania
Brazil
Chile
Austria
Russian…
SlovakRepublic
Hungary
Mexico
Poland
Turkey
Under the age of 3 Under the age of 1 Age 1 Age 2%
27. Expenditure on 3-5 year-olds in education as a share of GDP has
fallen in half of OECD countries between 2013 and 2017 Figure B2.4
Expenditure on children aged 3 to 5 enrolled in ECEC (ISCED 0) and primary education as a percentage of GDP (2013 and 2017)
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Israel
Chile
NewZealand
France
Estonia
UnitedKingdom
Slovenia
Latvia
OECDaverage
Poland
Belgium
Mexico
Portugal
Australia
EUaverage
Finland
Spain
Germany
Lithuania
Italy
Luxembourg
Austria
SlovakRepublic
Korea
CzechRepublic
Colombia
UnitedStates
Netherlands
Turkey
Greece
2017 2013% of GDP
29. Spending on education institutions ranges from 3%
of GDP in Luxembourg to more than 6% in Norway Figure C2.1
Total expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP (2017)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Norway
NewZealand
Chile
United…
Israel
UnitedStates
Australia
Canada
Iceland
Belgium
Denmark
Colombia
Sweden
France
Finland
Netherlands
Portugal
Korea
Turkey
OECDaverage
Austria
EUaverage
Mexico
Estonia
Poland
Spain
Slovenia
Germany
Japan
Latvia
Hungary
Italy
Slovak…
CzechRepublic
Russian…
Ireland
Lithuania
Luxembourg
All tertiary Primary, secondary, and post-secondary non-tertiary%
30. OECD countries spent an average of USD 11 200 per
student on primary to tertiary education in 2017 Figure C1.1
Total expenditure on primary to tertiary educational institutions per full-time equivalent student, by source of funds (2017)
0
5 000
10 000
15 000
20 000
25 000
Luxembourg
UnitedStates
Norway
Austria
Sweden
Canada
Belgium
UnitedKingdom
Iceland
Netherlands
Germany
Denmark
Australia
France
Korea
Japan
Finland
EUaverage
OECDaverage
NewZealand
Ireland
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Slovenia
Israel
Estonia
CzechRepublic
Poland
Hungary
SlovakRepublic
Latvia
Lithuania
Chile
RussianFederation
Turkey
Colombia
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
CostaRica
Greece
Switzerland
Public expenditure on all educational institutions Private expenditure on all educational institutionsEquivalent USD
31. Between 2012 and 2017, education expenditure grew by 1.4% per
year on average, while the number of students remained stable Figure C1.4
Average annual growth in total expenditure on primary to tertiary educational institutions per full-time equivalent student (2012 to 2017)
- 4
- 2
0
2
4
6
8
Hungary
Iceland
SlovakRepublic
Colombia
Poland
Estonia
Latvia
Chile
Norway
Turkey
UnitedStates
OECDaverage
EUaverage
UnitedKingdom
Israel
Germany
Portugal
Netherlands
Austria
Sweden
Belgium
NewZealand
Lithuania
Italy
France
Spain
CzechRepublic
RussianFederation
Canada
Slovenia
Finland
Mexico
Students Total expenditure Total expenditure per student%
32. OECD countries allocate on average 8% of their total education
spending from primary to tertiary level to capital expenditure Figure C6.1
Share of capital expenditure, by type of institution (2017)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Korea
Norway
Turkey
Greece
Latvia
Japan
Israel
Netherlands
Argentina
Finland
UnitedStates
Canada
Australia
Luxembourg
Hungary
Estonia
RussianFederation
CzechRepublic
France
OECDaverage
Slovenia
EUaverage
Germany
Poland
Austria
Denmark
Lithuania
Spain
Chile
Ireland
SlovakRepublic
Belgium
Iceland
Sweden
CostaRica
Portugal
UnitedKingdom
Mexico
Brazil
Italy
Private institutions Public institutions%
33. In many countries teachers’ salaries are still low… Figure D3.1.a
Lower secondary teachers' actual salaries relative to earnings for tertiary-educated workers (2019)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
CostaRica
Lithuania
Portugal
Germany
Finland
England(UK)
Israel
France
Australia
Estonia
OECDaverage
EUaverage
Slovenia
Netherlands
Sweden
NewZealand
Ireland
BelgiumFl.
Austria
Denmark
BelgiumFr.
Chile
Greece
Poland
Norway
SlovakRepublic
Italy
Hungary
CzechRepublic
UnitedStates
Teachers' actual salaries relative to earnings for tertiary-educated workers
School heads' actual salaries relative to earnings for tertiary-educated workers
Ratio of
salary
34. Contribution of various factors to salary cost of teachers
per student in public institutions, primary education (2018) Figure D2.4
-3 000
-2 000
-1 000
0
1 000
2 000 Germany
Switzerland
Norway
Austria
BelgiumFl.
Australia
BelgiumFr.
Canada
Slovenia
Ireland
Netherlands
Iceland
Spain
UnitedStates
Portugal
Italy
Finland
Japan
Greece
Poland
CostaRica
Israel
Chile
Hungary
France
Lithuania
Estonia
Colombia
Turkey
CzechRepublic
Mexico
SlovakRepublic
Latvia
Contribution of theoretical class size
Contribution of teaching time
Contribution of instruction time
Contribution of teachers' salary
Difference of salary cost of teachers per student from OECD average
USD converted using
PPPs
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Editor's Notes
This chart was updated with new data for IRL
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