Research Project
Children in high income countries
In keeping with UNICEF's universal
mandate for children in every country, the Innocenti Report Card series focuses
on the well-being of children in high income countries. Each Report Card
publication includes league tables ranking OECD and EU countries according to
the latest available comparative data. Report Cards are designed to appeal to a
wide audience while maintaining academic rigour.Innocenti Report Cards are valuable advocacy tools for
bringing the well-being of children and their families in industrialized
countries to the attention of the public, policy decision makers and the news
media. UNICEF Innocenti's Report Card 15, An Unfair Start: Inequality in Children’s Education in Rich Countries, presents a comprehensive assessment of current levels of inequalities of educational opportunity in rich countries, using the best and most up-to-date data available. It also discusses what can be done to reduce these inequalities. The report establishes a point of departure for reviewing progress towards minimising educational inequality for children in rich countries. It compares 41 countries of the European Union (EU) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).Established in 2000, the Innocenti Report Card series has
analyzed a wide variety of themes in the living conditions of children and
adolescents. The series constitutes one of UNICEF’s major efforts to provide a
set of child well-being monitoring instruments focused on rich economies. It
has also provided a regular high-profile platform for improved evidence based
efforts for the most deprived children in these countries.
