Documento de trabajo de la OECD en el cual se analiza el impacto de la crisis finaniera sobre el scetor educación en los países miembros de la organización, incluyendo a Chile. Ver el informe: THE IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC RECESSION AND FISCAL CRISIS ON EDUCATION IN OECD COUNTRIES (Survey 2010) Dirk V. Damme, Kiira Karkkainen aquí 473 KB
SUMMARY
The OECD Directorate for Education surveyed the impact of the economic recession on education for
the first time in June 2009. Responses were received from seventeen OECD member countries, the Flemish Community of Belgian and two Canadian provinces. The results of the survey reflect the observations of officials in education ministries and public agencies in member countries regarding various aspects of the impact of the economic recession and fiscal crisis on education.
The survey indicated that the main effects of the crisis on education were:
 a marked increase in demand for non-compulsory education in many countries as a result of
rising unemployment;
 some budget cuts in education in some countries;
 attempts by governments in several countries to reduce the negative consequences on schools and
universities by targeted explicit or implicit stimulus measures; vocational education and training,
tertiary education and upper-secondary education benefit the most from stimulus measures;
 a rather severe impact on private investment.
A second OECD educationtoday Crisis Survey was carried out over the summer of 2010. Twenty-five
OECD member countries completed the questionnaire. The main change between the two surveys is that
the first was carried out at a time of economic recession, while the second was developed at a time of
economic recovery and fiscal consolidation. Indeed, the education systems in OECD member countries are mainly confronted with the difficulties of governments to maintain the growth of public spending as in past pre-crisis years.
The main outcomes of the 2010 survey are the following:
 The survey data does not portrait an education system dramatically affected by overall budget
cuts. In countries where public investment in education has diminished, the effects are still very
specific and concentrated, and vary across and within sectors of education.
 In general, governments seem to be rather successful in protecting education spending. Although
in some cases the impact on teachers and schools is significant, governments are trying to contain
the negative impact of fiscal consolidation. Some countries even have increased funding for
specific parts of the education system in order to enhance output and efficiency. Only in the few
countries which have been severely hit by the crisis a more general expenditure cut has occurred.
 The demand for non-compulsory education continues to augment, especially in vocational
education and training, although the recession reduces the capacity of enterprises to uphold their
training investments. As a result, higher demand is not systematically transformed in all cases
into more training places.
 The recession has not slowed down reforms in education; on the contrary, some countries have
accelerated reforms. Alleviating unemployment, meeting increased demands, preparing future
growth and fostering innovation are the most frequently mentioned policy rationales for
education policies which are trying to enhance the education system’s capacity and efficiency.
 Some governments are also taking into consideration the difficult situation of private households
by increasing social measures to contain education cost.