Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/206955 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Policy Paper No. 140
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
In Germany, the poor performance in PISA 2000 stimulated a heated public debate and a strong policy response. The government reacted to the low average and remarkable disparities registered by the test, and spurred reforms led to a significant improvement in the country’s educational performance and to a reduction of the gap between children from advantaged and disadvantaged educational backgrounds. Still, between-group achievement inequalities persist within the country. This paper, first, informs about important policy reforms following the PISA shock in 2000. It further gives a description of the current situation and persisting inequalities at secondary schools, with particular attention paid to students with migratory backgrounds.
Subjects: 
PISA shock
inequality
school reforms
migration background
JEL: 
I24
I28
I21
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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