Foreword; Table of Contents; Editorial; Introduction: The Indicatorsand their Framework; Reader's Guide; Chapter A -- The Output of Educational Institutions and the Impact of Learning; Chapter B -- Financial and Human Resources Invested In Education; Chapter C -- Access to Education, Participation and Progression; Chapter D -- The Learning Environment and Organisation of Schools; Annex1 -- Characteristics of Educational Systems; Annex2 -- Reference Statistics; Annex 3 -- Sources, Methods and Technical Notes; References; Contributors to this Publication; Related OECD Publications.

Across OECD countries, governments are seeking policies to make education more effective while searching for additional resources to meet the increasing demand for education. The 2006 edition of Education at a Glance enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries' performance. It provides a rich, comparable and up-to-date array of indicators on the performance of education systems and represents the consensus of professional thinking on how to measure the current state of education internationally.