Education from the Perspective of the Europe 2020 Strategy: the Case of Southern Countries of the European Union
Vol. 9, No 2, 2016
Emília Duľová Spišáková
University of Economics in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia,
emilia.spisakova@euke.sk |
EDUCATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY: THE CASE OF SOUTHERN COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION |
Barbora Gontkovičová
University of Economics in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
barbora.gontkovicova@euke.sk
Zuzana Hajduová
University of Economics in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
zuzana.hajduova@euke.sk |
Abstract.Europe 2020 is the growth strategy of European Union for the coming decade. Education is one of the objectives of this strategy. Its fulfillment is quantified through two indicators, namely the rate of early school leavers and population with tertiary education. The aim of this paper is to analyse and assess the level of achievement of these two sub-objectives in the Member States in 2014, with the emphasis on the southern countries of the European Union as well as to estimate the the degree of fulfillment, respectively failure of the target values until the year 2020. |
Received: January, 2016 1st Revision: March, 2016 Accepted: May, 2016 |
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DOI: 10.14254/2071- 789X.2016/9-2/18 |
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JEL Classification: I24, I25, O15 |
Keywords: early leavers from education, education, Europe 2020, target, tertiary educational attainment. |