Tertiary education is becoming the normFigure A1.2
Educational attainment of 25-34 year-olds (2016)
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Below upper secondary education Upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education Tertiary education
%
65% of adults are expected to enter tertiary education
for the first time in 2015 Figure C3.3
First-time tertiary entry rates (2005, 2015)
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Japan
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New entrants by STEM field of studyFigure C3.1
Distribution of new entrants to tertiary education, by STEM field of study (2015)
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Share of female entrants to STEM fields of tertiary
education (2015) Figure C3.1
Share of new female entrants to STEM fields of tertiary education (2015)
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Share of male entrants Share of female entrants%
In many countries more 15-year-old students expect a career in science than actually enter into science-
related studies (C3.a)
Most will graduate with a bachelor’s degreeFigure A3.2
Distribution of first-time tertiary graduates by level of education (2015)
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Bachelor’s or equivalent Master’s or equivalent Short-cycle tertiary (2-3 years)
Adults with tertiary-educated parents are twice more
likely to reach that level themselves than those without Figure A4.3
Share of 30-44 year-olds who completed tertiary-type A or an advanced research programme, by parents' educational attainment (2012 or 2015)
0
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Tertiary graduates are more likely to be employed…Figure A5.3
Employment rates of 25-34 year-olds, by educational attainment and programme orientation (2016)
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Employment rates for young adults with tertiary degrees have returned to pre-crisis levels, which is not true for
people without upper secondary qualifications
Tertiary graduates earn on average 56% more than
those with upper secondary level attainment Figure A6.1
Relative earnings of adults, by educational attainment. Upper secondary education = 100 (2015)
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Spain
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Earning advantage of adults with tertiary education
Earning disadvantage of adults with below upper secondary educationIndex
The earnings advantage from attaining at least a master’s degree is lower in the United Kingdom than the OECD average, while attaining a bachelor’s degree is slightly more advantageous. Those who had a master’s or more earned 81% more than upper secondary graduates, 17 percentage points below the OECD average. Among those with a bachelor’s degree, earnings were 51% higher, compared to the OECD average of 46%.
Between 2010 and 2014, expenditure on tertiary
institutions increased twice as fast as enrolments… Table B1.3
Index of change in expenditure (current prices) and number of students in tertiary institutions for all services (2010 to 2014)
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Spain
Portugal
Slo
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Hungary
Irela
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Change in expenditure Change in the number of studentsGDP deflator 2010 = 100
230
OECD countries spend about USD 123,000 on
average for primary to secondary education Figure B1.3
Cumulative expenditure per student by educational institutions over the expected duration of primary and secondary studies (2014)
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The UK spends 24 524$ per tertiary student (OECD 16 143), excluding R&D it is 18 743 (OECD 11 056)
And now funds 30% of total expenditure on tertiary
institutions on average across OECD countries Figure B3.2
Distribution of public and private expenditure on educational institutions (2014)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
100
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% Tertiary education
Public expenditure on educational institutions Household expenditureExpenditure of other private entities All private sources
High tuition fees are characteristic of tertiary
education in many countries Figure B5.1
Tuition fees charged by public and private institutions at bachelor's or equivalent level (2015/16)
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Flexible funding mechanisms help studentsFigure B5.3
Distribution of financial support to students at bachelor's or equivalent level (2015/16)
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Average public tuition fees (USD) (Table B5.1)
*All tertiary institutions are government-dependent private institutions in England (United Kingdom).
The returns are still worth it for individualsFigure A7.2
Private costs and benefits of education for a man or a woman attaining tertiary education (2013)
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…and also for taxpayersFigure A7.3
Private costs and benefits of education for a man or a woman attaining tertiary education (2013)
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International student mobility helps create networks of
competencies, particularly at higher levels of education Figure C4.3
International students (inflow) and national students abroad (outflow) as a percentage of total national students (2015)
New Zealand
Australia
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Austria
BelgiumCanada
Netherlands
DenmarkCzech RepublicFrance
FinlandGermanyHungary Ireland
Sweden Slovak RepublicLatvia
ItalyUnited States
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information
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More open or attractive to international students
Less open or attractive tointernational
students`
International students are more drawn to science-
related fields, particularly at doctoral level Figure C4.2
Doctorate student mobility by field of education, OECD average (2015)
Completion of upper secondary level is still a
challenge for some Figure A9.2
Outcomes for students who entered upper secondary education, by duration (2015)
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Particularly for those with less-educated parents or
from an immigrant background Figure A9.a
Completion rate of upper secondary education by parents' educational background (2015)
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%
The transition from school to work is not always smooth,
and reveals the relevance of skills acquired through education
to the labour market
15% of 18-24 year-olds were neither in employment
nor in education or training in 2016 Figure C5.1
Percentage of 18-24 year-olds in education/not in education, employed, unemployed or inactive (2016)
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33% of upper secondary UK students were enrolled in
vocational programmes, below the OECD average of 43%Figure C1.1
Enrolment rates of 15-19 year-olds, by programme level and orientation (2015)
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%
Different from most OECD countries, the UK spends less per vocational student than for academic student.
1.2% of GDP invested in upper secondary general programmes, 0.5%
in vocational programmes (OECD average 0.6% for both)
In most countries spending rose faster than enrolmentTable B1.3
Index of change in expenditure per student by educational institutions for all services (current prices) and number of students (2010 to 2014)
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Primary, secondary, and post-secondary non-tertiary
Change in expenditure Change in the number of students
GDP deflator 2010 = 100
On average, expenditure on educational institutions has
increased faster than GDP between 2008 and 2014 Figure B2.3
Index of change in public expenditure on primary to tertiary educational institutions and in GDP (2008 to 2014)
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Index of change (2008 = 100)
Change in public expenditure on educational institutions
Change in GDP
Change in public expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP205
In primary and secondary education, how resources are
allocated is as important as total funds invested overall
Teachers still earn less than similarly tertiary-
educated workers Figure D3.1
Lower secondary teachers' salaries relative to earnings for tertiary-educated workers (2015)
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Both starting salaries and salary progressions varyFigure D3.2
Lower secondary teachers’ statutory salaries at different points in teachers' careers (2015)
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Starting salary/minimum qualifications Salary after 15 years of experience/typical qualifications
Salary at top of scale/maximum qualifications
Equivalent USD converted using PPPs
Teacher statutory salaries in England fell by 12% and in Scotland by 6% in real terms between 2005 and 2015, while they rose on average across countries by 10% at pre-primary, 6% at primary and lower secondary and
4% at upper secondary levels
They have also been badly hit by the financial crisis
and are still recovering in many countries Figure D3.3
Change in teachers’ salaries in OECD countries (2005-15)
95
96
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98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Primary Lower secondary, general programmes Upper secondary, general programmesIndex of change
2005 = 100
Class sizes have been decreasing in most countriesFigure D2.2
Change in average class size (2005, 2015)
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- 20
- 10
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Index of change (2005 = 0) Primary education Lower secondary education
Smaller student/teacher ratios do not always translate
into smaller classes Tables D2.1-2
Relationship between average class size and student-teacher ratio, lower secondary education (2015)
Austria
Chile
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
FranceGermany
Hungary
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Latvia
Luxembourg
Mexico
PolandPortugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
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Teaching time has remained generally stableFigure D4.1
Number of teaching hours per year in general lower secondary public education (2000, 2005 and 2015)
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Combined, these parameters provide the salary cost of
teachers per student, an indication of the effectiveness
of funds invested in education
Teacher salaries and class size are the largest drivers
of teacher salary cost per student Figure B7.3
Contribution of various factors to salary cost of teachers per student in public institutions, lower secondary education (2015)
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
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Contribution of estimated class size
Contribution of teaching time
Contribution of instruction time
Contribution of teachers' salary
Difference of salary cost of teachers per student from OECD average
The teaching profession is ageingFigure D5.1
Average age of teachers by education level (2015)
30
35
40
45
50
55
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Lith
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Latv
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Canada
Kore
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Chile
Bra
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Indonesia
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India
Age
Lower secondary education Upper secondary education
And fails to attract men, particularly at lower levels of
education Figure D5.2
Gender distribution of teachers (2015)
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40
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100
Russ
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Share of female teachers (%)
Primary education All secondary education All tertiary education
About half of the adult population participates in
continuous education Figure C6.1
Adults' participation in formal and/or non-formal education, by type (2012 or 2015)
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40
50
60
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Slo
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Turk
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%
Participation in non-formal education only Participation in formal education only
Participation in both formal and non-formal education No participation in adult education
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