The U.S. ranks 14th in the world in the percentage of 25-34 year-olds with higher education (42%)
Tertiary completion pays high dividends. Over the course of his working life, a tertiary-educated man in the U.S. can expect to earn almost USD 675 000 more than a man with no more than an upper secondary or postsecondary non-tertiary education – far more than in any other country.
Key findings from the 2012 edition of Education at a Glance - United States
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Education at a Glance 2012
Key findings from the 2012 edition of
Education at a Glance
United States
Andreas Schleicher
London, 10. September 2012
Embargo until
11 September
11:00 Paris
Andreas Schleicher
Advisor of the OECD Secretary-General on Education Policy
Deputy Director for Education
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Education at a Glance 2012
Highlights - US
• The U.S. ranks 14th in the world in the percentage of 25-34 year-
olds with higher education (42%)
– Tertiary completion pays high dividends. Over the course of his working life, a
tertiary-educated man in the U.S. can expect to earn almost USD 675 000
more than a man with no more than an upper secondary or postsecondary non-
tertiary education – far more than in any other country.
• The odds that a young person in the U.S. will go on to higher
education if his or her parents do not have a high school degree
are just 29% - one of the lowest levels among OECD countries
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• A significant share of students still don’t complete high-school,
the baseline qualification in today’s economies.
– The US ranks 22 out of 27 countries
– But the graduation rate has grown from 70% in 2000 to 77% in 2010
• The U.S ranks 28th in the percentage of 4-year-olds in early
childhood education, with a 69% enrolment rate .
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Education at a Glance 2012
Highlights - US
• The U.S. spends a large proportion of its national wealth on
education – particularly higher education
– and yet, teachersalaries in the U.S. compare poorly to salaries for other
workers with higher education, teachers in the U.S. spend much more time
teaching than in other countries while student-teacher ratios hover around
the OECD average. Class size reduction have been the major cost driver over
the last decade
• Teachers in the U.S. spend between 1050 and 1100 hours a year
teaching – much more than in almost every country
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• Schools in the U.S. have much less of a say than in many other
countries .
4. 4
4
Education at a Glance 2012
Across the world
more people obtain better qualifications
but the pace of change varies hugely across countries
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5. Australia
5
5 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
1995
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Cost per student
15,000
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
10,000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
0
Graduate supply
Turkey
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate (%)
6. Australia
6
6 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
1995
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
Italy United States
Japan
Korea
Cost per student
15,000
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
10,000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
0
Graduate supply
Turkey
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate (%)
7. Australia
7
7 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
2000
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
15,000
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
10,000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey 0
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate
8. Australia
8
8 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
2001
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
15,000
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
10,000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey 0
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate
9. Australia
9
9 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
2002
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
15,000
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
10,000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey 0
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate
10. Australia
10
10 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
2003
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
15,000
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
10,000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey 0
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate
11. Australia
11
11 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
2004
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
15,000
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
10,000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey 0
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate
12. Australia
12
12 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
2005
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
15,000
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
10,000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey 0
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate
13. Australia
13
13 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
2006
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
15,000
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
10,000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey 0
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate
14. Australia
14
14 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
2007
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
15,000
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
10,000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey 0
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate
15. Australia
15
15 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
2008
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
15,000
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
10,000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey 0
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate
16. Australia
16
16 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
2009
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
15,000
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
10,000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey 0
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate
17. Australia
17
17 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
2009
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
Italy Denmark
Japan United Kingdom
Korea
15,000 Australia
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands New Zealand
New Zealand Finland
10,000 Iceland
Norway
Poland
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic Australia
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey 0
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate
18. Australia
18
18 Austria
Belgium
Canada A world of change – higher education
Education at a Glance 2012
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
30,000
Estonia
Finland
France
2009
Germany
25,000
Expenditure per student at tertiary level (USD)
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
20,000
Israel
US
Italy
Japan
Korea
15,000
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Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
10,000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia 5,000
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey 0
United Kingdom 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
United States Tertiary-type A graduation rate
19. London, 10. September 2012
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19
19
20
30
40
50
60
70
10
0
Korea
%
Japan
Canada
Ireland
Chart A1.1
Norway
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Australia
Luxembourg
Israel
Belgium
France
United States
Sweden
Netherlands
Switzerland
Finland
25-34 year-olds
Spain
Chile
Estonia
OECD average
Denmark
Poland
Iceland
Slovenia
attained tertiary-type A education
55-64 year-olds
Greece
Germany
Hungary
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Czech Republic
Mexico
Austria
Italy
Growth in university-level qualifications (2010)
Turkey
Brazil
Estimates of the percentage of the 25-34 year-old and 55-64 year-old population that has
20. 22
22Education at a Glance 2012
Despite some progress, a significant share of
students still don’t complete high-school, the
baseline qualification in today’s economies
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21. London, 10. September 2012
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23
%
0
100
20
40
60
80
Portugal
Japan
Chart A2.1
Greece
Korea
Slovenia
Ireland
Finland
Israel
Total
United Kingdom
Iceland
Norway
Germany
Denmark
of which ≧ 25
Slovak Republic
Hungary
OECD average
Poland
Percentage, by age group
Chile
Italy
of which < 25
Canada
But up from
70% in 2000
Spain
Czech Republic
United States
Upper secondary graduation rate (2010)
Sweden
OECD average
Luxembourg
China
Turkey
Mexico
22. 25
25Education at a Glance 2012
Because of its strong links to
earnings, employment, wealth and the well-being of
individuals and nations, education is a powerful lever to
combat inequalities
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But the odds that a young person will be in higher education if his or her
family did not complete high school are particularly small
and upward mobility is low
23. Intergenerational mobility in education (2009)
28
28 Percentage of 25-34 year-old non-students whose educational attainment is higher than their
parents’ (upward mobility), lower (downward mobility) or the same (status quo) and status quo by
parents' educational level (low, medium, high)
Education at a Glance 2012
High Medium Low Downward mobility Upward mobility
‘Status quo by parents educational level
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
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40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Turkey
Germany
Norway
Luxembourg
Sweden
Austria
Greece
Australia
Portugal
France
OECD average
Spain
Hungary
Switzerland
Ireland
Slovenia
Italy
Estonia
Belgium
Netherlands
Canada
Denmark
Czech Republic
Poland
New Zealand
Iceland
United Kingdom
Finland
Slovak Republic
United States
Chart
A6.5
24. 30
30Education at a Glance 2012
Investing in high-quality schooling for all appears
to be the best way to enhance educational
mobility later in life
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Inequalities in early schooling attributable to different socio-
economic backgrounds are strongly linked to inequalities at the
tertiary level of education. There is no cross-country relationship
between the level of tuition fees for higher education and the
participation of disadvantaged youth in this level of education.
25. A close relationship between equity at school
32
32Education at a Glance 2012
and equity in higher education
0.80
The odds of a 20-34 year-old attending higher education if parents have low levels of
Iceland
0.70
…the more likely it is that people with disadvantaged
Portugal
Ireland
0.60 Denmark
backgrounds make it into higher education
Sweden
0.50 Spain
Australia 1
education (2009)
Italy
Finland Poland Germany
0.40 Austria
Greece Norway
Switzerland Belgium Hungary
Czech Republic
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0.30
United States 2
0.20
Canada 2 New Zealand 1
R² = 0.37
0.10
The weaker the influence of social background on learning outcomes at school (PISA)
0.00
15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Impact of PISA index of economic, social, and cultural status (ESCS) on student reading performance (2000)
Note: The number of students attending higher education are under-reported for Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United
States compared to the other countries as they only include students who attained ISCED 5A, while the other countries include
students who attained ISCED 5A and/or 5B. Therefore, the omission of data on 5B qualifications may understate
intergenerational mobility in these countries.
1. Data source from Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL) of 2006.
26. Immigrant students and school profile (2009)
33
33 Percentage of immigrant students who are in the quartile of schools with
the highest concentration of students from a particular background
Education at a Glance 2012
Concentration of immigrant students in schools
Concentration of immigrant students speaking another language at home
Concentration of students with low-educated mothers
100
90
Percentage of immigrant students who are in the top quartile
80
70
60
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50
40
30
20
10
0
S…
U…
L…
S…
S…
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P…
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27. 35
35Education at a Glance 2012
Early childhood education is not as well-developed in the
U.S. as in much of the industrialised world
On average across OECD countries, 84% of pupils in early childhood education attend
programs in public schools or government-dependent private institutions, while in the
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U.S., 55% of early childhood pupils attend programs in public schools, and 45% attend
independent private programs.
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36
36
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
10
0
100
%
France
Netherlands
Spain
Chart C2.1
Mexico
Belgium
Denmark
Japan
Norway
United Kingdom
Italy
Luxembourg
Iceland
Germany
New Zealand
Sweden
Hungary
Estonia
Austria
2010
Slovenia
Israel
Portugal
2005
Czech Republic
OECD average
Korea
Chile
Argentina
Russian Federation
Slovak Republic
United States
Ireland
Poland
among 4-year-olds (2005 and 2010)
Finland
Brazil
Greece
Australia
Canada
Switzerland
Indonesia
Enrolment rates in early childhood and primary education
Turkey
29. 37
37Education at a Glance 2012
Strong dividends for the better educated
Over the course of his working life, a tertiary-educated man in the U.S. can expect to
earn almost USD 675 000 more than a man with no more than an upper secondary or
postsecondary non-tertiary education – far more than in any other country
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Over the last decade, the earnings advantage of tertiary graduates over high school
graduates has increased in the US has risen slightly from 181 to 184%, while the
earnings penalties of those who do not complete high school have grown too.
30. London, 10. September 2012
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Education at a Glance 2012
43
43
USD
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
10,000
0
Luxembourg
Chart A10.4
United States
Austria
Ireland
Netherlands
Australia
United Kingdom
Canada
Korea
Norway
Germany
Net income 3-year-average exchange rate
Italy
Sweden
OECD Average
Czech Republic
New Zealand
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
France
(2009 or latest year available)
Belgium
Spain
Israel
Slovenia
Portugal
Greece
Comparing net income of highly educated adults
Slovak Republic
Net income (Purchasing Power Parity-adjusted)
Hungary
Net income, in USD, for 25-64 year-olds with a tertiary education
Poland
Estonia
31. 44
44 The value of higher education for a man
Components of the private net present value of higher education for
a man (2008 or latest available year)
Education at a Glance 2012
Direct cost Foregone earnings Income tax effect
Social contribution effect Transfers effect Gross earnings benefits
Unemployment effect Grants effect
Portugal $373,851
United States
Czech Republic $249,679 $329,552
Poland $230,630
Slovenia $225,663
Austria $225,048
Ireland $223,821
Slovak Republic $208,883
Hungary $208,386
Korea $189,766
OECD average $161,625
France $159,950
Italy
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$155,346
Canada $153,520
Netherlands $145,886
Finland $145,608
Germany $144,682
Israel $143,582
United Kingdom $143,394
Japan $143,018
Belgium $116,225
Australia $115,287 Net
Spain
present
$102,975
Norway $82,076
Estonia $74,213 value in
Turkey
Sweden
$64,177
$61,454 USD
Denmark $56,369 equivalent
New Zealand $52,471
-400,000 -200,000 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000
USD equivalent
Chart A9.3
32. Public cost and benefits of higher education
47
47Education at a Glance 2012
For a man obtaining tertiary education (2008 or latest available year)
Public benefits Public costs
In equivalent USD
Hungary $254,984
United States $232,779
Ireland $172,602
Italy $168,693
Belgium $166,477 Net present
Germany $156,125
Slovenia $155,664
value
Netherlands $133,560
Austria $132,103
Poland $118,266
Czech Republic $115,790
Israel $107,436
OECD average $101,116
Finland $95,947
Australia $93,236
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Portugal $89,464
United Kingdom $86,550
France $81,545
Japan $67,411
Canada $66,845
Slovak Republic $58,159
Korea $55,367
Norway $55,318
Sweden 43,419
Denmark $38,421
New Zealand $33,912
Spain $25,591
Turkey $21,724
Estonia $4,587
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000
Chart A9.5
33. London, 10. September 2012
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48
48
Education has also been a key driver for economic progress
34. Average GDP growth (real percentage change from the previous
49
49 year) and labour income growth in GDP, by educational categories
Countries with at least five years of growth estimates by educational categories; GDP growth
Education at a Glance 2012
estimates are matched with years of education growth estimates (2000-2010)
GDP Growth ISCED 5B/5A/6 ISCED 3/4 ISCED 0/1/2
5%
4%
3%
2%
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1%
0%
-1%
Czech Republic
United States
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Norway
Israel
Ireland
France
New Zealand
Sweden
Hungary
Denmark
Korea
Canada
Finland
Country average
United Kingdom
Chart A10.1
35. 51
51Education at a Glance 2012
The U.S. spends a large proportion of its national wealth
on education – particularly higher education
As a percentage of GDP, public and private spending on education in the U.S. is slightly
below the OECD average for early childhood education (U.S. 0.4%; OECD
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0.5%), significantly above average for primary and lower secondary education (U.S.
3.2%; OECD 2.6%), and below average for upper secondary education (U.S. 1.1%, OECD
1.3%). The big difference is in higher education, on which the U.S. spends 2.6% of its
GDP – much more than the OECD average (1.6%), and more than every other country
but Korea (also 2.6%).
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52
1
0
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Iceland
Korea % of GDP
Denmark
Chart B2.1
New Zealand
United States
Israel
Argentina
Chile
Sweden
Belgium
Finland
Ireland
2009
France
Estonia
Mexico
OECD average
2000
Netherlands
Norway
Canada
United Kingdom
1995
Australia
Slovenia
Switzerland
Portugal
Austria
Poland
All levels of education (1995, 2000, 2009)
as a percentage of GDP
Spain
OECD Total
Brazil
Russian…
Germany
Japan
Italy
Expenditure on educational institutions
Hungary
Czech Republic
South Africa
Slovak Republic
Indonesia
India
37. Changes in student numbers and expenditure
55
55Education at a Glance 2012
Primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
Index of change between 2000 and 2009 (2000=100, 2009 constant prices)
Change in expenditure
Change in the number of students (in full-time equivalents)
Index of change
(2000 = 100) Change in expenditure per student
240
220
200
180
160
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140
120
100
80
60
Australia
Switzerland
Japan
Brazil
Iceland
Finland
Spain
Ireland
Norway
Portugal
Austria
Germany
Korea
Sweden
France
Italy
Hungary
Netherlands
Belgium
Denmark
Slovak Republic
Czech Republic
United Kingdom
Canada
Estonia
Poland
Israel
OECD average
United States
Mexico
38. Changes in student numbers and expenditure
56
56 Tertiary education
Index of change between 2000 and 2009 (2000=100, 2009 constant prices)
Education at a Glance 2012
Change in expenditure
Index of change Change in the number of students (in full-time equivalents)
(2000 = 100)
Change in expenditure per student
220
210
200
190
180
170
160
150
140
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130
120
110
100
90
80
70
Switzerland
Japan
United Kingdom
Austria
Norway
Spain
Hungary
Portugal
Brazil
Iceland
Ireland
Germany
France
Italy
Poland
Belgium
Sweden
Netherlands
Denmark
Israel
Korea
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
Mexico
OECD average
United States
Slovak Republic
39. Average tuition fees and proportion of students who
60
60
benefit from public loans and/or scholarships/grants
Tertiary-type A, public institutions, academic year 2008-09, national full-time students
Education at a Glance 2012
Bubble size
7 000 shows
Group 2: graduation rates
Group 3: Potentially high financial United States
Average tuition fees charged by public institutions in USD
6 000 Extensive and barriers for entry to
broadly uniform cost tertiary-type A education,
sharing across but also strong student United Kingdom
5 000 students, student support.
support systems Japan
somewhat less Australia
4 000 developed.
3 000 Group 4: New Zealand
Group 1:
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Relatively low financial barriers
No (or low) financial barriers
to entry to tertiary education and Netherlands
2 000 relatively low support
for tertiary studies due to
tuition fees and a high level of
student aid.
Switzerland Italy Spain
1 000 Austria
Belgium (Fl.) Norway
Belgium (Fr.) Denmark
0 France
Mexico
Finland Iceland Sweden
-1 000
0 25 50 75 100
Chart B5.1 % of students who benefit from public loans AND/OR scholarships/grants