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Who pays for universities: taxpayers or students? (OECD Education Today Blog)

There are few issues in education that raise as much political and ideological controversy as tuition fees for higher education.

Education Indicators in Focus No. 41 - How much do tertiary students pay and what public support do they receive?

OECD countries differ significantly in the way spending on tertiary education is shared between public and private sources of funding, and in the financial support they provide to students.

Adult Skills in Focus No. 3 - What does age have to do with skills proficiency?

The Survey of Adult Skills finds that adults aged 55 to 65 are less proficient in literacy and numeracy than adults aged 25 to 34. But differences in skills proficiency that are related to age vary widely across countries, implying that skills policies can affect the evolution of proficiency over a lifetime.

Going grey, staying skilled (OECD Education&Skills Today Blog)

Increased life expectancy represents one of the great achievements of modern societies: living longer and better has been a dream of past generations. At the same time, it implies changes to many aspects of life.

Education Indicators in Focus No. 40 - Teachers’ ICT and problem-solving skills: Competencies and needs

The education sector performs well for information and communication technology (ICT) and problem-solving skills, although it still lags behind the professional, scientific and technical activities sector.

Adult Skills in Focus No. 2: What does low proficiency in literacy really mean?

The Survey of Adult Skills finds that even adults with the lowest proficiency in literacy possess some basic reading skills, although the level of these skills varies considerably across countries.

Making literacy everybody’s business (OECD Education&Skills Today Blog)

Ensuring that all people have solid foundation skills has become one of the central aims of the post-2015 development agenda.

Education Indicators in Focus No. 39 - The internationalisation of doctoral and master's studies

One in ten students at the master’s or equivalent level is an international student in OECD countries, rising to one in four at the doctoral level.

Is international academic migration stimulating scientific research and innovation? (OECD Education&Skills Today Blog)

Today, around 5 million students study and do research in a country other than their own, attracted by the quality of overseas universities and willing to complement their education portfolio with international experience.

A Skills beyond School Review of the Slovak Republic