Education at a Glance is an authoritative compendium of internationally harmonised indicators on education systems in OECD and partner countries. This year’s edition focused on higher education and also touches the subject of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the academic school year 2021/22.
Other indicators include: public and private spending on education; the earnings’ advantage of education; entry to and graduation from tertiary education; statutory and actual salaries of school heads; and teacher salaries and instruction time.
The most important findings are:
• The second half of 2021 and first half of 2022 were marked by persistent challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also by a gradual return to normality thanks to widespread vaccinations. As the focus shifted from crisis management to recovery, evaluating the impact of the pandemic and remediating its consequences became a priority.
• Most children aged 3-5 are enrolled in early childhood education.
• Teaching requirements at primary and secondary level differ across countries. In some countries, upper secondary teachers are expected to teach for less than one-third of their total working time, whereas in other countries, they are expected to teach for almost two-thirds of their working time.
• Tertiary attainment has increased strongly in recent decades but tertiary completion rates are low in many countries
