Governments are increasingly looking to international comparisons of education systems as they develop policies to enhance individuals’ social and economic prospects, provide incentives for greater efficiency in schooling, and help to mobilise resources to meet rising demands. The OECD Directorate for Education and Skills contributes to these efforts by developing and analysing quantitative, internationally comparable indicators that it publishes annually in Education at a Glance. Together with OECD policy work, these indicators assist governments in building more effective and equitable education systems. Beyond government officials, Education at a Glance also aims to support researchers with data for further analysis and help the general public understand how their countries’ education systems compare internationally.
Education at a Glance is the product of a long-standing, collaborative effort between OECD governments, the experts and institutions working within the framework of the OECD Indicators of Education Systems (INES) programme, and the OECD Secretariat. It was prepared within the Innovation and Measuring Progress Division of the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills under the responsibility of Tia Loukkola. The production of Education at a Glance 2024 was led by Abel Schumann and contains statistical and analytical contributions from Étienne Albiser, Éric Charbonnier, Minne Chu, Darien Dinaro, Leonardo Geretto, Jaione González Yubero, Yanjun Guo, Corinne Heckmann, Janina Jasper, Viktoria Kis, Qi Kuang, Erika Lee, Bernardo Mayorga, Simon Normandeau, Christopher Olivares, Gara Rojas González, Özge Özcan Sahin, Giovanni Maria Semeraro and Choyi Whang. Inputs and advice were provided by Olof Bystrom, Lucie Cerna, Katherine Hasset, Thomas Liebig, Edoardo Magalini, Deborah Nusche, Alexander Pick, Marcia Rocha, Samo Varsik and Alina Winter. Administrative support was provided by Ameline Besin and Valérie Forges. Rachel Linden supported the editorial and production process. The development of the publication was steered by INES member countries through the INES Working Party and facilitated by the INES networks. The members of the various bodies as well as the individual experts who have contributed to this publication and to the INES programme more generally are listed at the end of this publication.
INES member countries and the OECD continue to strive to provide internationally comparable data to meet policy needs. The OECD will develop new indicators where this is feasible and will work to advance in areas where conceptual progress is needed before indicators can be produced. This effort takes place not only within the INES Programme, but also in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), in the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), as well as in the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS).