Key data on education in Europe 2009

This seventh edition of 'Key Data on Education in Europe' retains its main special feature, which is the combination of statistical data and qualitative information to describe the organisation and functioning of education systems in Europe. The present edition maintains the subject-based structure defined by the previous one but uses new sources of information and presents new opportunities for Internet browsing. The 121 indicators contained in this report are arranged into six subject-based chapters entitled Context, Structures, Participation, Resources, Educational Processes and Graduates and Qualification Levels.

This main volume of Key Data on Education in Europe 2009 has been enhanced through the inclusion of several time series provided by Eurostat. These time series are concerned in particular with participation rates at different educational levels and the mobility of students in tertiary education (Chapter C), with qualification levels among the general population, and with the number of women graduates in tertiary education and the number of graduates in science and technology (Chapter F). Furthermore, wherever possible and in the case of all information supplied by Eurydice, each national reform planned or implemented within the two years subsequent to the reference year is indicated in a note.

The complementary nature of qualitative and quantitative information has also been enhanced by input from two new sources of information in that the report now presents certain findings from the contextual questionnaires of the PISA (2006) and PIRLS (2006) empirical surveys carried out by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), respectively. These indicators provide an interesting supplement to the material from Eurydice, as they offer a picture of what occurs in practice in schools and classrooms.

Eurostat: Statistical Books: Key Data on Education in Europe - 2009 http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-statistical-books/-/978-92-9201-033-1

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