Universal basic skills: what countries stand to gain
While access to schooling has expanded around the world, many countries have not realised the hoped-for improvements in economic and social wellbeing. Access to education by itself is an incomplete goal for development; many students leave the education system without basic proficiency in literacy and numeracy. As the world coalesces around new sustainable development targets towards 2030, the focus in education is shifting towards access and quality. Using projections based on data from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and other international student assessments,... Show more
Authors: Hanushek, Eric A.; Woessmann, Ludger
Published: Paris, France, OECD, 2015
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 110 p.
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