« OECD INDICATORS 2006 Across OECD countries, governments are seeking policies to make education more effective while searching for additional resources to meet the increasing demand for education. 2006 Education at a Glance The 2006 edition of Education at a Glance enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries’ performance. It provides a rich, comparable and up-to-date array of indicators on the performance of education systems and represents the consensus of professional thinking on how to measure the current state of education internationally. Education at a Glance OECD INDICATORS 2006 The indicators look at who participates in education, what is spent on it and how education systems operate and at the results achieved. The latter includes indicators on a wide range of outcomes, from comparisons of student’s performance in key subject areas to the impact of education on earnings and on adults’ chances of employment. New material in this edition includes: The Excel™ spreadsheets used to create the tables and charts in this book are available via the StatLinks printed in this book. The tables, charts and the complete Education Database are freely available via the OECD Education Web site at www.oecd.org/edu/eag2006. FURTHER READING Education Policy Analysis The full text of this book is available on line via these links: http://www.sourceoecd.org/education/9264025316 http://www.sourceoecd.org/emergingeconomies/9264025316 http://www.sourceoecd.org/transitioneconomies/9264025316 Those with access to all OECD books on line should use this link: http://www.sourceoecd.org/9264025316 SourceOECD is the OECD's online library of books, periodicals and statistical databases. For more information about this award-winning service and free trials ask your librarian, or write to us at:
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