The 2015 edition of the OECD Skills Outlook covers the topic Youth, Skills, and Employability. Young people around the world are struggling to enter the labour market. In some OECD countries, one in four 16-29 year-olds is neither employed nor in education or training. The OECD Skills Outlook 2015 shows how improving the employability of youth requires a comprehensive approach. While education, social, and labour market policies have key roles to play, co-ordination between public policies and the private sector is also crucial. The publication, which builds on the results of the 2012 Survey of Adult Skills presented in the first edition of the Skills Outlook, also gives examples of successful policies in selected countries.
| Country indicators | [Country 1] |
|---|---|
| What are the skills of youth? | |
| Average numeracy proficiency, 16-29 year-olds | |
| Average literacy proficiency, 16-29 year-olds | |
| Tertiary attainment, 25-34 year-olds | |
| Young people with low numeracy proficiency, 16-29 year-olds | |
| Young people with low literacy proficiency, 16-29 year-olds | |
| Is skills development inclusive? | |
| Students with low mathematics proficiency, 15 year-olds | |
| Students with low reading proficiency, 15 year-olds | |
| Impact of social background on math performance, 15 year-olds | |
| Impact of social background on math performance, 16-29 year-olds | |
| Impact of immigrant background on reading performance, 15 year-olds | |
| How are students developing their skills? | |
| Average proficiency in mathematics, 15 years-olds | |
| Average proficiency in reading, 15 years-olds | |
| Numeracy proficiency of post-secondary and tertiary students, 16-29 year-olds | |
| Numeracy proficiency of vocational students, 16-29 year-olds, 2012 | |
| Post-secondary and tertiary students combining study and work in occupations matched to their field of study, 16-29 years-old |
| Country indicators | [Country 1] |
|---|---|
| Are youth well integrated into the labour market? | |
| NEET rate, 15-29 years-olds | |
| Youth employment rate, 25-29 | |
| Youth unemployment compared to prime-age unemployment | |
| Temporary employment, 16-29 years-olds | |
| How close are young people to the labour market who are Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs)? | |
| NEETs who are inactive | |
| NEETs with low literacy proficiency | |
| NEETs with below upper secondary education | |
| NEETs who have been unemployed for more than six months |
| Country indicators | [Country 1] |
|---|---|
| Do workplaces promote skills use? | |
| Youth having task discretion at work | |
| Youth learning by doing at work | |
| Youth using problem solving skills at work | |
| Youth using co-operative skills at work |
The Skills Outlook 2015 develops a Skills Scoreboard on youth employability with the objective to measure how countries have performed in recent years along six dimensions of youth employability: i) the skills of youth; ii) the inclusiveness of the development of skills; iii) the students’ skills and their attachment to the labour market; iv) the integration of youth into the labour market; v) the distance of the NEETs from the labour market, and vi) the promotion of skill use at the workplace. The Skills Scoreboard measures countries’ outcomes for youth skills and employability and not directly policies or enabling framework conditions.
| What are the skills of youth? | |
|---|---|
| Average numeracy proficiency, 16-29 year-olds | |
| Average literacy proficiency, 16-29 year-olds | |
| Tertiary attainment, 25-34 year-olds | |
| Young people with low numeracy proficiency, 16-29 year-olds | |
| Young people with low literacy proficiency, 16-29 year-olds | |
| Is skills development inclusive? | |
| Students with low mathematics proficiency, 15 year-olds | |
| Students with low reading proficiency, 15 year-olds | |
| Impact of social background on math performance, 15 year-olds | |
| Impact of social background on math performance, 16-29 year-olds | |
| Impact of immigrant background on reading performance, 15 year-olds | |
| How are students developing their skills? | |
| Average proficiency in mathematics, 15 years-olds | |
| Average proficiency in reading, 15 years-olds | |
| Numeracy proficiency of post-secondary and tertiary students, 16-29 year-olds | |
| Numeracy proficiency of vocational students, 16-29 year-olds, 2012 | |
| Post-secondary and tertiary students combining study and work in occupations matched to their field of study, 16-29 years-old | |
| Are youth well integrated into the labour market? | |
| NEET rate, 15-29 years-olds | |
| Youth employment rate, 25-29 | |
| Youth unemployment compared to prime-age unemployment | |
| Temporary employment, 16-29 years-olds | |
| How close are young people to the labour market who are Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs)? | |
| NEETs who are inactive | |
| NEETs with low literacy proficiency | |
| NEETs with below upper secondary education | |
| NEETs who have been unemployed for more than six months | |
| Do workplaces promote skills use? | |
| Youth having task discretion at work | |
| Youth learning by doing at work | |
| Youth using problem solving skills at work | |
| Youth using co-operative skills at work | |