Education at a glance 2012: highlights

Education at a Glance 2012: Highlights summarises the OECD’s flagship compendium of education statistics, Education at a Glance. It provides easily accessible data on key topics in education today, including:• Education levels and student numbers: How far have adults studied, and how easily do young people enter the world of work?• Economic and social benefits of education: How does education affect people’s job prospects, and what is its impact on incomes?• Paying for education: What share of public spending goes on education, and what is the role of private spending?• The school environment: How many hours do teachers work, and how does classsize vary?• Equity: A special section introduces issues relating to equity in education: how important is pre-primary education, how does socio-economic background affect educational performance, how easy is it for older people to access education, and how wide is the gender gap?Each indicator is presented on a two-page spread. The left-hand page explainsthe significance of the indicator, discusses the main findings, examines key trends and provides readers with a roadmap for finding out more in the OECD education databases and in other OECD education publications. The right-hand page contains clearly presented charts and tables, accompanied by dynamic hyperlinks (StatLinks) that direct readers to the corresponding data in Excel™ format.

• ISBN: 978-92-64-17956-1
• Editorial: OCDE
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 91
• Fecha Publicación: 11/09/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés