Countries that invest heavily andeffectively in education and skills to produce informationand knowledge will benefit economically and socially. TheEuropean Union (EU) has set the goal to make Europe the mostcompetitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in theworld. Turkey, in its Ninth Development Plan, aims toincrease educational attainment and develop a lifelongeducation strategy to meet the requirements of a changingand developing economy and labor market. To meet the EU goaland the Turkey goal requires education systems that are moreflexible, more effective and more easily accessible to awider range of people. Education and skill levels in Turkeylag behind international standards, including the EuropeanUnion. As highlighted in figures and discussion in a latersection of the paper on access and equity, results ofinternational tests show poor performance for many studentsin Turkey and participation in secondary education, as wellas tertiary education, is low by international standards.Significant disparities also exist in educational qualityand access by gender, social and economic group, andgeographic location.
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