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Education at a Glance 2011
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Please cite this publication as: OECD (2011), Education at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators, OECDPublishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/eag-2011-en

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Foreword
Governments are paying increasing attention to international comparisons as they search for effective policies that enhance individuals’ social and economic prospects,provide incentives for greater efficiency in schooling, and  help to mobilise resources to meet rising demands. As part of its response, the OECD Directorate for Education devotes a major effort to the development and analysis of the quantitative, internationally comparable indicators that it publishes annually in Education at a Glance. These indicators enable educational policy makers andpractitioners alike to see their education systems in the light of other countries’ performances and, together with OECD’s country policy reviews, are designed to support and review the efforts that governments are making towards policy reform. Education at a Glance addresses the needs of a range of users, from governments seeking to learn policy lessons to academics requiring data for further analysis tothe general public wanting to monitor how its nation’s schools are progressing in producing world-class students. The publication examines the quality of learning outcomes, the policy levers and contextual factors that shape these outcomes, and the broader private and social returns that accrue to investments in education. Education at a Glance is the product of a long-standing, collaborativeeffort between OECD governments, the experts and institutions working within the framework of the OECD’s Indicators of Education Systems (INES) programme and the OECD Secretariat. The publication was prepared by the Indicators and Analysis Division of the OECD Directorate for Education with input from the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, under the responsibility of Andreas Schleicher,in co-operation with Etienne Albiser, Eric  Charbonnier, Pedro Lenin Garcia de Léon, Bo Hansson, Corinne Heckmann, Estelle Herbaut, Karinne Logez, Koji Miyamoto and Jean Yip. Administrative support was provided by Sandrine Meireles and Rebecca Tessier, editing of the report was undertaken by Marilyn Achiron and additional advice as well as analytical and editorial support were provided by MarikaBoiron, Ji Eun Chung, Anaïs Dubreucq-Le Bouffant, Maciej Jakubowski, Manal Quota, Giannina Rech and Elisabeth Villoutreix. Production of the report was co-ordinated by Corinne Heckmann and Elisabeth Villoutreix. The development of the publication was steered by member countries through the INES Working Party and facilitated by the INES Networks. The members of the various bodies as well as the...