OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education

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OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education
Comparative Indicators on Tertiary Education
1st Workshop of Participating Countries 6-7 June,
2005
Hiroyuki Hase OECD Directorate for Education
Education and Training Policy Division
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Change in tertiary enrolments, 1995-2002
OECD country mean for change in tertiary
enrolment (140)
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Tertiary education attainment rate, aged 25-64,
2002
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Net entry rates into tertiary education, 2002

Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Female as a percentage of new tertiary
enrolments, 2002

Source OECD Education database, 2004
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New tertiary enrolments by age group, Tertiary
type A, 2002

Source OECD Education database, 2004
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Per cent of persons aged 15 and over
participating in tertiary programmes, 2001

Source OECD Education database, 2003
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Tertiary graduates by field of study
(Tertiary-type A and advanced research
programmes), 2002
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Distribution of students in tertiary education by
type of institutions (Tertiary-type A and
Advanced research programmes), 2002
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Distribution of students, by mode of study
(Tertiary-type A and Advanced research
programmes), 2002
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Average duration of tertiary studies (in years),
2002
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Trends in unemployment advantage (upper
secondary post-secondary non-tertiary)
tertiary unemployment ratio
In some countries, there has been no marked trend
in the unemployment rate advantage of tertiary
graduates.
In some countries the employment rate advantage
of tertiary graduates has increased.
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Trends in earnings advantage Relative earnings
of individuals who attained tertiary education
(upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary
100)
In 11 countries the earnings advantage of
tertiary graduates has increased despite
increased participation.
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Expenditure on tertiary institutions ( GDP)
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Expenditure on tertiary institutions ( total
public expenditure), 2001

OECD country mean (2.8)
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Change in expenditure per student on tertiary
institutions, 1995-2001
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Distribution of expenditure on educational
institutions, 2001

Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Annual expenditure per student on instruction and
RD in tertiary education, 2001
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Expenditure on tertiary institutions ( GDP) by
source
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Change in expenditure on tertiary institutions
(Public expenditure vs. Private expenditure),
1995-2001
(468)
(320)
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Subsidies for financial aid to students as a
percentage of total public expenditure on
tertiary education, 2001
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Foreign students as a percentage of all students,
2002

OECD country mean (5.7)
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Change in foreign students as a percentage of all
students, 1998-2002
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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National students enrolled abroad, 2002
students studying in other countries that report
foreign students as of all tertiary students in
each country

(25.4)
OECD country mean (4.1)
Source OECD (2004) Education at a Glance OECD
Indicators 2004.
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Gross domestic expenditure on RD as a percentage
of GDP

Source OECD (2005) Main Science and Technology
Indicators, volume 2004/2.
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Gross domestic expenditure on RD by sector of
performance, 2003

Source OECD (2005) Main Science and Technology
Indicators, volume 2004/2.
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Percentage of higher education expenditure on RD
financed by industry
Source OECD (2005) Main Science and Technology
Indicators, volume 2004/2.
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Total researchers per thousand total employment
Source OECD (2005) Main Science and Technology
Indicators, volume 2004/2.
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Researchers by sector of employment, 2001
Source OECD (2005) Main Science and Technology
Indicators, volume 2004/2.