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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

Archived webinar of September 15,2016 with Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD, presenting the findings of Education at a Glance 2016.

Archived webinar of September 15,2016 with Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD, presenting the findings of Education at a Glance 2016.

Education at a Glance 2016 Annex 3 - Sources, methods and technical notes

Education at a Glance 2016 Annex 3 - Sources, methods and technical notes

Do labour markets welcome shorter tertiary degrees? (OECD Education Today Blog)

At the turn of this century, two different models of higher education programmes prevailed in the world.

Is more vocational education the answer? (OECD Education Today Blog)

Vocational education and training can mean very different things to different people.

What does country average mean (OECD Education Today Blog)

The international statistical system, one of the great achievements of international organisations, has mirrored the evolution of the nation-state.

Ministers chart future path to boosting skills for productivity, innovation and inclusion at Skills Summit 2016 in Bergen

26 Ministers and State Secretaries representing 15 countries and the European Commission gathered in Bergen, Norway, for the first Skills Summit on 29-30 June 2016. The Summit, hosted by Norway, was opened by Prime Minister Erna Solberg and the OECD’s Secretary General, Angel Gurría.

Archived webinar with Andreas Schleicher, Director of the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills, presenting the findings of Skills Matter - Further Results from the Survey of Adult Skills

The Survey of Adult Skills, a product of the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), was designed to provide insights into the availability of some of these key skills in society and how they are used at work and at home.