Across 30 Nations, Public Spending on Higher Education Pays Off, Report Says
The full impact of the global economic crisis on higher-education systems is still unclear, but as national economies struggle to recover their footing and unemployment levels remain high, “the incentives for individuals to stay on in education are likely to rise over the next years,” says a new report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The report, “Education at a Glance 2009: OECD Indicators,” is the latest in an annual series that analyzes data on the education systems in the group’s 30 member countries, which include many European democracies, as well as Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Turkey, and the United States.
