Indicators

These quantitative and internationally comparable indicators are designed to help governments build more effective and equitable education systems.

• Indicator A1. To what level have adults studied?
• Indicator A2. Transition from education to work: where are today's youth?
• Indicator A3. How does educational attainment affect participation in the labour market?
• Indicator A4. What are the earnings advantages from education?
• Indicator A5. What are the incentives to invest in education?
• Indicator A6. How are social outcomes related to education?
• Indicator A7. To what extent do adults participate equally in education and learning?

• Indicator B1. Who participates in education?
• Indicator B2. How do early childhood education systems differ around the world?
• Indicator B3. Who is expected to graduate from upper secondary education?
• Indicator B4. Who is expected to enter tertiary education?
• Indicator B5. Who is expected to graduate from tertiary education?
• Indicator B6. What is the profile of internationally mobile students?
• Indicator B7. How equitable are entry and graduation in tertiary education?

• Indicator C1. How much is spent per student on educational institutions?
• Indicator C2. What proportion of national wealth is spent on educational institutions?
• Indicator C3. How much public and private investment on educational institutions is there?
• Indicator C4. What is the total public spending on education?
• Indicator C5. How much do tertiary students pay and what public support do they receive?
• Indicator C6. On what resources and services is education funding spent?
• Indicator C7. Which factors influence teachers' salary cost?

• 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. How much are teachers and school heads paid?
• Indicator D4. How much time do teachers spend teaching?
• Indicator D5. Who are the teachers?
• Indicator D6. Who makes the decisions in education systems?

• Annex 1. Characteristics of Education Systems
• Annex 2. Reference Statistics
• Annex 3. Sources, Methods and Technical Notes

Data Portals

OECD.Stat is the OECD statistical platform that gathers data across a broad range of socio-economic issues.

• EAG on OECD.Stat

Education GPS is the education portal that gives access to a selection of education indicators, visualisation options and policy analysis.

• Education GPS

Subnational supplement, including educational attainment by age groups, employment rates by educational attainment, annual expenditure per student, enrolment rates by age, in early childhood and primary education and work status of 15-29-year-olds, are available.

• Subnational supplement