Education at a Glance 2013: Highlights summarises the OECD's flagship compendium of education statistics, Education at a Glance. It provides easily accessible data on key topics in education today, including: (i) Education levels and student numbers: how far have adults studied, and how does early childhood education affect student performance later on? (ii) Higher education and work: how many young people graduate from tertiary education, and how easily do they enter the world of work? (iii) Economic and social benefits of education: how does education affect people's job prospects, and what is its impact on incomes? (iv) Paying for education: what share of public spending goes on education, and what is the role of private spending? (v) The school environment: how many hours do teachers work, and how does class size vary? Each indicator is presented on a two-page spread. The left-hand page explains the significance of the indicator, discusses the main findings, examines key trends and provides readers with a roadmap for finding out more in the OECD education databases and in other OECD education publications.