The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a survey carried out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It measures the academic performance of 15-year-old students of both member and non-member countries, in three different areas: reading, mathematics and science.
“Being a female teacher in the engineering computer science work is difficult but I’ve had many female students tell me that I’ve motivated them to go and major in engineering or computer science.”
In this video Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director of Education and Skills, explores why access to education continues to expand worldwide but the socio-economic divisions between tertiary-educated adults and the rest of society are growing. One of the key themes of this year’s just released Education at a Glance 2014.