session i: elizabeth fordham - education and skills in southeast asia
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EDUCATION AND SKILLS IN SOUTHEAST ASIASiem Reap, 7 October 2015Elizabeth FORDHAM, Senior Advisor, Global Relations, Education and Skills Directorate, OECD
Why education and skills matterWhat matters mostWhere ASEAN countries stand
.... and what we can do
SKILLS FOR DEVELOPMENT
Skills drive economies …
Knowledge capital and economic growth rates across countries
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Argentina
Australia
Austria
BelgiumBrazil
CanadaSwitzerland
Chile
China (People's Repub-lic of)
Colombia
CyprusDenmark
Egypt
SpainFinland
France
United Kingdom
Ghana
Greece
Hong Kong (China)
Indonesia
India
Ireland
Iran
Iceland
Israel
Italy
JordanJapan
Korea
Morocco
Mexico
Malaysia
NetherlandsNorway
New Zealand
Peru Philippines
Portugal
Romania
Singapore
Sweeden
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Chinese Taipei
Uruguay
United States
South AfricaZimbabwe
… and transform lives
Likelihood of positive social and economic outcomes among highly literate adults
High w
ages
High lev
els of p
olitical
efficac
y
Particip
ation in voluntee
r acti
vities
High leve
ls of tr
ust
Being e
mployed
Good to ex
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ealth
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International averageOdds ratio
It is learning that counts
Economic impact of achieving universal basic skills
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Every Current Stu-dent Acquiring Basic Skills Universal Enrolment in Secondary School at Current School QualityUniversal Enrolment in Secondary School and Every Student Acquiring Basic Skills
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re G
DP
Qualifications don’t always equal skills
Lower than upper secondary
Upper secondary
Tertiary
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Italy
Lower than upper secondary
Upper secondary
Tertiary
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Japan
25th percentile
Mean and .95 confidence interval
for mean 75th percentile
Japanese high school
graduates have literacy
skills comparable to those of Italian
tertiary graduates
Mean literacy proficiency and distribution of literacy scores, by educational attainment
Skills must be activated and put to use
Basic skills matter, particularly literacy and numeracy
Schools cannot do it alone
Work-based learning can bridge the gap
Getting the right skills for the job
Education and skills in ASEAN countries
Republic of Korea
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School life expectancy primary to tertiary
Education and skills in ASEAN countries
Enrolment by education level
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am
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NER Primary NER Secondary GER Tertiary
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lmen
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Education and skills in ASEAN countries
PISA 2003
PISA 2006
PISA 2009
PISA 2012
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Mean score in mathematics
PISA 2000
PISA 2003
PISA 2006
PISA 2009
PISA 2012
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Mean score in reading
PISA 2006 PISA 2009 PISA 2012300
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Mean score in science
Trends in PISA performance
Share of students who fail to reach baseline level of performance on PISA 2012(below Level 2)
Education and skills in ASEAN countries
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Get the basics right - Invest in the early years- Target disadvantage
Mind the gap- Connect schools and employers- Expand work-based learning Build skills intelligence
What we can do…