An Unfair Start: Inequality in Children’s Education in Rich Countries

31st October 2018

An Unfair Start: Inequality in Children’s Education in Rich Countries

This report focuses on educational inequalities in 41 of the world’s richest countries, all of which are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and/or the European Union (EU).

Using the most recent data available, it examines inequalities across childhood – from access to preschool to expectations of post-secondary education – and explores in depth the relationships between educational inequality and factors such as their parents’ occupations, migration background, the child’s gender and school characteristics.

Report by Unicef