Published today, the OECD PISA report examines the trends of equity in education across developed countries and identifies the policies and practices that can help disadvantaged students succeed.
It finds that there is no country in the world that can yet claim to have entirely eliminated socio-economic inequalities in education and says every country can do more to improve.
According to the report, 'Equity in Education: Breaking down barriers to social mobility', a child’s socio-economic background continues to have the greatest influence on their academic achievement, with disadvantaged students more likely to attend ‘disadvantaged schools’.
It says that because gaps related to socio-economic status appear early, countries must consider ways to equalise learning opportunities during early childhood and adolescence in order to see greater improvements.
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