Monitor Toolbox
Other indicator areas
Equity in education
Main indicator
- Equity in education, measuring the percentage-point gap in underachievement in reading, mathematics, and science (combined) among 15-year-old students between the lowest and highest quarters of socio-economic status. OECD PISA
A closer look
- The main indicator on equity can be broken down by sex. Data from 2018 were broken down by language spoken at home, and compared against separate items of socio-economic background: parental education, parental occupation and a quiet place to study. OECD PISA
Supporting indicators
- School segregation, measuring the extent to which students from the lowest quarter of socio-economic status are concentrated in the same schools. OECD PISA
- Activities related to diversity, measuring the share of students at schools where principals report activities related to diversity. IEA ICCS
Policy response
- Additional funding supporting all or some schools enrolling disadvantaged students.
- Financial measures for teachers working in schools with many disadvantaged students.
- Non-financial measures for teachers working in schools with many disadvantaged students.
Further reading
- European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice 2023 report on diversity and inclusion.
- Fundamental Rights Agency 2022 report on Roma in 10 European Countries.
Archived indicators
- Student expectations, measuring the 2018 share of students who expect to complete tertiary education among the lowest and highest quarter of socio-economic background. OECD PISA
- Younger age bracket, measuring 2019 underachievement rates in maths and science (combined) among fourth graders by parental educational attainment. Data from 2021 is used to break down differences in reading performance among fourth graders by the number of books at home. IEA TIMSS & IEA PIRLS