22-November-2017
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These notes present selected country highlights from the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 with a specific focus on digital trends among all themes covered.
27-October-2017
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Ahead of the referendum on Brexit, the OECD was anticipating a significant decrease in economic growth if the decision to leave the EU were taken (Kierzenkowski et al., 2016). As the UK economy has started to slow down, OECD projections remain remarkably valid so far.
18-October-2017
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Selected findings for the United Kingdom from the report "Preventing Ageing Unequally"
4-September-2017
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6-December-2016
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This country note presents student performance in science, reading and mathematics, and measures equity in education in the United Kingdom.
30-November-2016
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This annual publication presents detailed country notes and internationally comparable tax data for all OECD countries from 1965 onwards.
30-November-2016
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This publication provides detailed country notes on Value Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax (VAT/GST) and excise duty rates in OECD member countries.
6-July-2016
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10-February-2016
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In 2012, 22% of students in the United Kingdom were low performers in mathematics (OECD average: 23%), 17% were low performers in reading (OECD average: 18%), 15% were low performers in science (OECD average: 18%), and 11% were low performers in all three of these subjects (OECD average: 12%).
4-February-2016
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This case study presents the UK legislation, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act, which controls the funding of political parties and campaigns. It also presents some key election statistics collected by the UK Electoral Commission.