Annex D. Detailed tables

Table A D.1. Government financing of adult learning across OECD countries
Responses by country

 

Percentage of public education spending that currently goes to adult learning

Development of public spending on adult learning as a proportion of public spending on education between 2009 and 2014

Government's plan to increase or decrease spending on adult learning

Australia

n.a.

Stayed the same

n.a.

Austria

n.a.

Stayed the same

Plans to stay the same

Czech Republic

Do not know/figures not available

Increased

Plans to stay the same

Denmark

4% or more

Increased

Plans to stay the same

Spain

4% or more

Increased

Plans to stay the same

Estonia

Do not know/figures not available

n.a.

Plans to increase

Finland

4% or more

Stayed the same

Plans to stay the same

France

n.a.

Increased

Plans to increase

Greece

0.5%-0.9%

Increased

n.a.

Hungary

2%-3.9%

Decreased

Plans to increase

Ireland

4% or more

Stayed the same

Plans to stay the same

Iceland

n.a.

n.a.

Plans to stay the same

Israel

0-0.4%

Increased

n.a.

Korea

1%-1.9%

Increased

Plans to stay the same

Lithuania

n.a.

n.a.

Plans to increase

Luxembourg

4% or more

n.a.

Plans to increase

Latvia

0-0.4%

Stayed the same

Plans to increase

Mexico

1%-1.9%

Stayed the same

Plans to stay the same

Netherlands

0-0.4%

Decreased

Plans to stay the same

Norway

4% or more

Increased

n.a.

New Zealand

4% or more

Increased

Plans to stay the same

Poland

n.a.

Stayed the same

Plans to increase

Slovak Republic

Do not know/figures not available

Increased

Plans to increase

Slovenia

0.5%-0.9%

Decreased

Plans to stay the same

Sweden

4% or more

Stayed the same

Plans to increase

Switzerland

0-0.4%

Stayed the same

Plans to increase

Turkey

2%-3.9%

Increased

Plans to increase

USA

0-0.4%

Stayed the same

Plans to stay the same

Note: Question 4.1: What percentage of public education spending currently goes to AEL?; Question 4.2: Between 2009 and 2014, public spending on ALE as a proportion of public education spending in my country has:…; Question 4.3: Does the government plan to increase or decrease spending on ALE?; n.a. indicates that the country did not give a response to the question in the survey.

Source: Authors’ elaborations based on UNESCO GRALE III Survey.

Table A D.2. Governance of adult learning systems between 2009 and 2014
Country responses to the question “Which of these statements apply to your country: Since 2009, the governance of ALE has…”

 

Increased stakeholder participation

Developed more effective monitoring and evaluation systems

Introduced better coordination arrangements

Become more decentralized

Strengthened capacity-building initiatives

Strengthened inter-ministerial cooperation

Australia

Agree

Tend to agree

Agree

Tend to disagree

Agree

Agree

Austria

Tend to agree

Agree

Tend to agree

Tend to disagree

Tend to agree

Agree

Belgium

Agree

Agree

Agree

Disagree

Agree

Agree

Canada

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Tend to disagree

n.a.

Tend to agree

Czech Republic

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Disagree

Disagree

Tend to agree

Germany

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Tend to disagree

Tend to agree

Tend to disagree

Tend to disagree

Denmark

Tend to agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

Tend to disagree

Spain

Tend to agree

Agree

Agree

Tend to agree

Agree

Agree

Estonia

Agree

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Tend to disagree

Agree

Agree

Finland

Tend to agree

Disagree

Tend to disagree

Disagree

Tend to disagree

Tend to agree

France

Agree

Tend to agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

Tend to agree

Greece

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Agree

Tend to disagree

Tend to disagree

Hungary

Agree

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Disagree

Agree

Tend to agree

Ireland

Tend to agree

n.a.

Tend to agree

Disagree

n.a.

Tend to agree

Israel

Tend to agree

Disagree

Tend to agree

Agree

Agree

Tend to agree

Japan

n.a.

n.a.

Tend to agree

n.a.

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Korea

Agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

Lithuania

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Agree

Tend to agree

Agree

Tend to agree

Luxembourg

Agree

Agree

Agree

 

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Latvia

Agree

Tend to disagree

Tend to disagree

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

n.a.

Mexico

Agree

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Agree

Agree

Netherlands

Agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

Norway

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Agree

Tend to agree

Agree

Agree

New Zealand

Agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

Agree

Poland

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Tend to disagree

Tend to disagree

Tend to disagree

Tend to agree

Portugal

Tend to disagree

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Tend to disagree

Tend to agree

Agree

Slovak Republic

Agree

Agree

Agree

Tend to disagree

Agree

Agree

Slovenia

Tend to disagree

Tend to disagree

Tend to disagree

Disagree

Disagree

Tend to agree

Sweden

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Tend to disagree

Tend to agree

Tend to agree

Switzerland

Tend to agree

Tend to disagree

Tend to disagree

Tend to disagree

Agree

Tend to disagree

Turkey

Agree

Agree

Agree

Disagree

Agree

Agree

USA

Agree

Agree

Agree

n.a.

Agree

Agree

Note: Question 3.1: Which of these statements apply to your country?; n.a. indicates that the country did not give a response to the question in the survey.

Source: UNESCO GRALE III Survey.

Table A D.3. Consultation with stakeholders and civil society about the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of adult learning policies since 2009

 

Yes

Not yet, but the government plans to do so

No, and not foreseen

Not answered

Australia

 

 

 

x

Austria

x

 

 

 

Belgium

x

 

 

 

Canada

x

 

 

 

Chile

 

 

x

Czech Republic

 

x

 

Germany

x

 

 

 

Denmark

x

 

 

 

Spain

x

 

 

 

Estonia

x

 

 

 

Finland

x

 

 

 

France

x

 

 

 

United Kingdom

 

 

x

Greece

x

 

 

 

Hungary

x

 

 

 

Ireland

x

 

 

 

Iceland

 

 

x

Israel

x

 

 

Italy

 

 

x

Japan

x

 

 

 

Korea

x

 

 

 

Lithuania

x

 

 

 

Luxembourg

 

 

x

Latvia

x

 

 

Mexico

x

 

 

 

Netherlands

x

 

 

 

Norway

x

 

 

 

New Zealand

x

 

 

 

Poland

x

 

 

 

Portugal

 

 

x

Slovak Republic

x

 

 

 

Slovenia

x

 

 

Sweden

x

 

 

 

Switzerland

 

x

 

Turkey

x

 

 

 

USA

x

 

 

 

Note: Question 3.2: Since 2009, has the government consulted stakeholders and civil society about the formulation, implementation and evaluation of ALE policies?

Source: (UNESCO, 2016[1]).

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