The Output of Educational Institutions and the Impact of Learning

• To what level have adults studied?
• How many students finish secondary education and access tertiary education?
• How many students finish tertiary education?
• How many students complete tertiary education? 
• How many adults participate in education and learning? 
• How does participation in education affect participation in the labour market?
• What are the economic benefits of education?
• What are the incentives to invest in education? 
• What are the social outcomes of education? 
• What are the economic links with education? 

Financial and Human Resources Invested in Education

• How much is spent per student? - Indicator B1
• What proportion of national wealth is spent on education? - Indicator B2
• How much public and private investment is there in education? - Indicator B3
• What is the total public spending on education? - Indicator B4
• How much do tertiary students pay and what public subsidies do they receive? - Indicator B5
• On what services and resources is education funding spent? - Indicator B6
• Which factors influence the level of expenditure? - Indicator B7

Access to Education, Participation and Progression

• Who participates in education? - Indicator C1
• Who studies abroad and where? - Indicator C2
• How successful are students in moving from education to work? - Indicator C3

The Learning Environment and Organisation of Schools

• How much time do students spend in the classroom? - Indicator D1
• What is the student-teacher ratio and how big are classes? - Indicator D2
• How much are teachers paid? - Indicator D3
• How much time do teachers spend teaching? - Indicator D4
• What school choices are available and what measures do countries use to promote or restrict school choice? - Indicator D5
• How can parents influence the education of their children? - Indicator D6
• Who are the teachers? - Indicator D7

 

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• Coding of Missing Data (UOE Source)
• Annex 1: Characteristics of educational systems
• Annex 2: Reference statistics
• Annex 3: Sources, methods and technical notes
  [Please note that Indicators D1-D4 and D7 are in the same .PDF document]
  ..... Chapter A: The output of educational institutions and the impact of learning
  ..... Chapter B: Financial investment in education
  ..... Chapter C: Access to education, participation and progression ..... Chapter D: The school environment
  .......... Indicator D1: How much time do students spend in the classroom?
  .......... Indicator D2: What is the student-teacher ratio and how big are classes?
  .......... Indicator D3: What are teacher salaries?
  .......... Indicator D4: How much time do teachers spend teaching?
  .......... Indicator D5: School choice
  .......... Indicator D6: Parent voice
  .......... Indicator D7: Who are the teachers?
• Glossary
• Corrigendum

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Source:  "Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators", see  www.oecd.org/edu/eag2010