This study (i) compares the competence levels of the adult population in a set of OECD countries; (ii) assesses the comparative efficiency with which the education system in each country transforms schooling into competences, distinguishing by educational level, and (iii) tracks the evolution of this efficiency by birth cohorts. Using PIAAC data, the paper applies standard parametric frontier techniques under two alternative specifications. The results obtained identify Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Japan as being the most efficient and Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Ireland and Poland as the least efficient.

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将教育转变为能力的效率：使用PIAAC数据进行的跨国分析

这项研究（一）比较了一组经合组织国家的成年人口的能力水平；（ii）评估每个国家的教育系统将教育转变为能力的相对效率，并按教育水平加以区分；（iii）按出生人群追踪这种效率的演变。利用PIAAC数据，本文在两个替代规范下应用了标准参数化前沿技术。获得的结果表明，芬兰，瑞典，丹麦和日本的效率最高，而西班牙，英国，意大利，爱尔兰和波兰的效率最低。