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by Dirk Van DammeHead of the Innovation and Measuring Progress Division, Directorate for Education and SkillsFields of education are ranked in descending order of the share of men who studied in this specific field.Although we’ve observed for a long time that young men and women tend to choose different fields of study – young men are more apt than young women to pursue...

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by Andreas SchleicherDirector, OECD Directorate for Education and SkillsIt’s (almost) that time again: in just a few short weeks we’ll be hearing a lot more about how well our education systems are doing compared with others around the world. On 6 December, the latest results from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment, better known as PISA, will be made public. If you...

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by Fabian Barrera-PedemonteUCL Institute of Education and Thomas J. Alexander Fellow Today marks World Teacher’s Day, which aims to address the challenge of mobilising a roadmap for teachers towards 2030. UNESCO acknowledges that a considerable intensification of effort is needed to provide sufficiently qualified, motivated and supported teachers. To underline the task ahead according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, countries will need to...

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