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In some countries the proportion of young adults with a university degree is even higher, at 50% or more including Canada (61%), Ireland (52%), Japan (60%), Korea (70%), Lithuania (55%) and the Russian Federation (60%). Primary and secondary education. On average across OECD countries, only 6% of adults have not gone further than primary school.
But some invest more per primary student, including Chile, Iceland and the UK, even though teachers’ salaries often increase in line with the level of education. The OECD also ranks countries based on the percentage of their total government expenditure on education. Chile tops this list, followed by Mexico, Brazil, New Zealand and Switzerland.
Global results. The Global Gender Gap score in 2023 for all 146 countries included in this edition stands at 68.4% closed. Considering the constant sample of 145 countries covered in the 2022 and 2023 editions, the overall score changed from 68.1% to 68.4%, an improvement of 0.3 percentage points compared to last year’s edition.
Denmark, in 5th place, and Sweden, in 8th place, share Norway’s strong performance across all the sub-indexes, though the quality of their education systems is lower. Larger economies also feature in the top ten, with the US - the highest-ranked country outside of Western Europe - in 4th place, and Germany in 6th place.
Global Competitiveness Report Special Edition 2020: How Countries are Performing on the Road to Recovery. Published: 16 December 2020.
The Republic of Korea was found to have the lowest percentage of young adults with literacy and numeracy skills below level 2. South Korean education has seen remarkable growth over the past 50 years. The country is currently rated as one of the top performing in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
At $11,560, Luxembourg has by far the highest salary cost of teachers per student in lower secondary education. 9. Costa Rica has the smallest class sizes in public primary schools. In 2016, the average primary school class in OECD countries was 21 in public institutions and 20 in private institutions.
The Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2023 ranks 134 countries on their ability to attract, develop and retain skilled people. Switzerland, Singapore and the US are the top three ranked countries for talent competitiveness. Companies are exploring better promotion prospects and higher wages to attract more talent, according to the World ...
The Times Higher Education’s (THE) world ranking has become a closely watched barometer of the shifts in the global innovation and knowledge economy, supporting governments policymaking and university leaders’ strategic decisions, as well as supporting millions of internationally-mobile students to decide on who to trust with their education.
The World Economic Forum publishes a comprehensive series of reports which examine in detail the broad range of global issues it seeks to address with stakeholders as part of its mission of improving the state of the world. Besides reports on its key events and standalone publications such as the Global Competitiveness Report, the Global Risks Report and the Global Gender Gap Report, the Forum ...