1. Attainment, Expenditure and Market Reliance Among Wellington Group Countries Art Hauptman, USA Muiris O’Connor, Ireland Wellington Group Meeting Chicago 17 July 2007

2. Overview of Presentation Analysis of attainment data Overview of data on expenditure and investment ‘Market indicators’ for Wellington Group Countries

3. I.Attainment in Wellington Countries

4. Upper Secondary Attainment Among Wellington Group Countries

5. Wellington Group Countries – Performance in PISA literacy assessments

6. Tertiary Attainment Among Wellington Group Countries, by Type of Degree

7. Ratio of Bachelor’s Degrees to Sub- Bachelor’s Degrees (for 25-64 year olds)

8. Tertiary attainment of 25-34 year olds, for Wellington Group countries

9. Growth in Tertiary Attainment (% Point Difference between 25-34 Year Olds and 55-64 Year Olds)

10. Playing catch-up…..Among Wellington Group Countries

11. Pulling ahead….Among Wellington Group Countries

12. II. Expenditure and investment

13. Financial Commitment Among Wellington Group Countries: Percentage of GDP Devoted to Tertiary Education

14. Spending Per-Student for Wellington Group Countries, by type of expenditure

15. Per-student Expenditure and GDP per capita for Wellington Group Countries

16. Relationship between investment and attainment (1)

17. Relationship between investment and attainment (2)

18. Relationship between investment and attainment (3)

19. Relationship between investment and attainment (4)

20. Diversity of sources of income for higher education

21. Public-Private Balance Among Wellington Group Countries

22. Internationalisation Among Wellington Group Countries

23. III. Market Indicators for Wellington Group Countries

24. Share of Resources from Private Sources Among Wellington Group Countries

25. Percentage Of All Students in Seats Not Subsidized by Government, Among Wellington Group Countries

26. Fees as % of Educational Costs Among Wellington Group Countries

27. Percentage of Public Funds Spent on Student Aid Among Wellington Group Countries

28. Private Funding of Research Among Wellington Group Countries

29. Public and Private Financial Commitment Among OECD Countries Education and Research Spending per Student Among OECD Countries

30. BA and Sub-BA Degree Attainment of 25-64 Year Olds BA and Sub-BA Degree Attainment Among 25-34 Year Olds

31. Rankings of OECD Countries

32. OECD Rankings of Wellington Group Countries – Spending Per Student

33. OECD Rankings of Wellington Group Countries – Commitment: % of GDP Devoted to Tertiary Education

34. OECD Rankings of Wellington Group Countries – BA and Sub-BA Degree Attainment, by Age of Adult