Ireland is in the top 3 of the most developed countries when it comes to the children of so-called ‘poorly educated parents’ getting a 3rd-level degree.
That is according to the ‘Education at a Glance’ report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The latest study was published this morning.
It found that children in Australia, Finland, Ireland and Sweden whose parents are not highly educated are still likely to get a degree.
But in Italy, Portugal, Turkey and the United States more than 40% of young people from low-educational backgrounds have not completed upper-secondary education.
While less than 20% of these have attained tertiary qualifications.
The report also found those with a higher education have done better throughout the recession that those with less education.
Andreas Schleicher is OECD Deputy-Director of Education.
He outlines the key finding of this year’s report.
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Read the report in full href="http://www.oecd.org/edu/highlights.pdf">here
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