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L'importance des compétences - Nouveaux résultats de l'évaluation des compétences des adultes

Discover your talent! (OECD Education Today Blog)

In a changing and more competitive job market, Vocational Education and Training (VET) delivers specific skills and knowledge for the jobs of today and tomorrow, leading to great careers and good life prospects.

Education Indicators in Focus No. 46: What influences spending on education?

Results from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show that, among countries with a comparatively high gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, the amount spent on education is less important than how those resources are used.

To contain the cost of education, should countries only consider teachers’ salaries? (OECD Education Today Blog)

High-performing education systems value teachers and invest a lot in them. And indeed, the human factor is crucial in creating effective and high-quality teaching and learning environments.

OECD Skills Strategy Informe de Diagnóstico Resumen Perú 2016

Perú ha sido uno de los actores económicos más sólidos de América Latina en los últimos años. El crecimiento de su PIB per cápita, a un ritmo casi constante a lo largo de la última década, ha ido acompañado de un marcado descenso en los índices de pobreza.

OECD Skills Strategy Diagnostic Report Peru 2016

Peru is one of the strongest economic performers in Latin America, and steady GDP per capita growth over the past decade has been accompanied by a sharp decline in poverty rates. Peru’s economic development to date has largely been driven by abundant natural resources and high commodity prices in the global market.

Skills are the key to unlocking prosperity in Peru (OECD Education Today Blog)

Peru has been one of the strongest economic performers in Latin America with steady GDP per capita growth over the past decade.

Education Indicators in Focus No. 45 - Fields of education, gender and the labour market

More and more adults are earning a tertiary qualification, but not all tertiary degrees have the same value on the labour market. In general, postgraduate degrees such as master’s and doctoral degrees are associated with higher employment rates and earnings than bachelor’s degrees.

Do men’s and women’s choices of field of study explain why women earn less than men? (OECD Education Today Blog

Why women and men choose to pursue different fields of study, and why those choices vary among countries, is not easy to determine.

A Skills beyond School Review of Peru