Official website of the OECD, and organization of countries committed to democracy and the market economy to support sustainable economic growth, development, trade and raising standards of living.

Provides a global overview of major economic, social and environmental indicators.

Compare international education systems, including who participates in education, what it is spent on and the results achieved.

Are students well prepared for future challenges? Can they analyze, reason and communicate effectively? The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) answers these questions and more, through its surveys of 15-year-olds in the principal industrialized countries.