Nordic Webinar: Education at a Glance 2025 – Nordic Perspectives

As part of Finland’s Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers, this webinar will present the main findings of the OECD Education at a Glance 2025 report and discuss their relevance for the Nordic countries.

The event will take place on Monday, September 22, 2025, from 14:00 to 16:00 Finnish time (EET). This corresponds to 13:00–15:00 in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (CET), and 11:00–13:00 in Iceland (GMT).

The event will bring together experts and stakeholders from across the Nordic region to explore key themes, including:

• Study completion in higher education – Are Nordic tertiary students taking too long to graduate?
• Tertiary admission systems – Where do the Nordic countries stand?
• Returns to education – Does education pay off in the Nordics?

The OECD will provide an overview of the report’s main messages, followed by concise dialogues between OECD experts and national commentators from the Nordic countries.

Programme highlights and presentations

• Opening remarks by Minister Anders Adlercreutz
• Introduction by the Nordic Council of Ministers
• Presentation of key findings from Education at a Glance 2025, by OECD
• Nordic perspectives in dialogue – OECD experts and Nordic commentators on selected themes
  • Insights from the results on tertiary completion rates &
    Questions on Nordic completion rates – some remarks
  • Tertiary admission systems – Questions and answers & 
    Tertiary admission systems – Where do the Nordic countries stand?
  • Returns to education: Does education pay off in the Nordic countries?
• Q&A

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About Education at a Glance

The OECD’s Education at a Glance is the leading international compendium of comparable national statistics measuring the state of education worldwide. It provides data and analysis on education systems, learning outcomes, and policy trends, serving as an essential reference for policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders.