Based on recent data collected by the UNESCO Institute of Statistics and the OECD in the context of their joint "World Education Indicators" project, labour market outcomes of education can be reassessed for selected non-OECD countries (Brazil, Chile, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru, Thailand and Uruguay) integrating particularly interesting characteristics of developing country labour markets such as high underemployment and informal sector employment. These specific data, available by level of educational attainment, gender and age, have not yet been published and are presented for the first time within this report. Based on the new information available, some light can be shed on ongoing discussions about perceived differences between OECD and non-OECD... |