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How to address national disparities related to equity in education

This report presents the national and regional differences in inequality of education.

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Publication date
31 December 2011
Author
Network of Experts on the Social dimension of Education and Training (NESET)
Geographical scope
  • European Union
Level of education focus
  • Adult education
  • Early childhood education and care (ECEC)
  • Higher education
  • School education
  • Vocational education and training (VET)
Thematic areas covered
  • Educational attainment and participation in education
  • Educational effectiveness and efficiency
  • Governance of education
  • Investment in education, economic impact of education
  • Monitoring and quality assurance
  • Quality and inclusive education for all
  • Skills development
  • Teachers and trainers
  • Whole-school and whole-system approaches and partnerships in education

Description

This report presents the national and regional differences in inequality of education. 

The presentation drew on the PISA 2009 dataset to highlight

  • wide differences in reading scores of 15 year olds between countries
  • wide differences in socio-economic gradient between countries
  • differences between regions in countries with highly stratified systems (Germany, Belgium) in math scores and in socio-economic gradient.

Author

Ruth Lupton

Cite as

Ruth Lupton (2011). 'How to Address National Disparities Related to Equity in Education', NESET Report

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  • 31 DECEMBER 2011
How to address national disparities related to equity in education