Education in OECD developing countries: trends and perspectives

In Greece, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and Yugoslavia, the evolution of educational demand in a context of limited resources for social development along with a desire to maintain economic progress have created problem areas in education which impose a strategic choice of educational policies - Educational expenditures did grow faster than the GNP and priorities have to be defined. They are often aimed at meeting projected manpower needs, but the private demand for educational services has been insufficiently analysed and a too restrictive choice of educational objectives might lead to dissatisfaction of users. The five areas in which pressures will be strongly felt relate to: extension of the period of compulsory education, reorganization of upper secondary education, growth of short-cycle vocational education and creation of additional, modern universities. Educational planning should be based on quantitative estimates to allow for decision-making at the general policy level. Resource implications studies should permit to devise the means for financial support