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ForewordGovemments are increasingly looking to international comparisons of education systems as they develop policies toefficiency inschooling, and help toindSkillscontibutestotheseefortsnqmoreeffectiveandducationsystems.Bevondgovernmentofficials,Education at aGlance also aimsto support researchersue to strive to provideinternationally coparable data tomeetpolicyasible and will work to advance in areas where conceptualThis effot takes place not only within the INES Programme,ment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), as well as in the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey(TALIS)EDUCATIONATAGLANCE2025@OECD2025
Editorialsincreasing demand for advanced skills and higheracrosstheOECDaswellaspartnuntries. This demand will continue to grow as population agingducational atanmentisatan ll-timehigh, with48%of youngadultsin OECD countiesnow completing-up fromiust27%in2000. Thesegraduates tend to ernjoyhigherearnings, more stableemploymentand greatercivic participation.praduates demonstrate hiaher skill levels on averaae. as measuredbvthe OECDSurvevofAdult.Across the29OECDcounties andliteracyproficiencylevel in2023ed forcountries to bothexpandhpublicinvestment,deepenskillsuntries, only 43% of bachelor's studentsver rates among men (63%can include strenathening academicrtiary programmes with clearlydefinedded. These should include tailored proarammesise diverse learner profiles, and shorter, targetedmained persistent over the past decade. Inpleted uppersecondary education attained a tertiaryucated parent. This gap remained sionificantin2023n famies withlower education al at ainment had completed tertiary education, comp...