Comparison of Turkey and Countries with High PISA Achievement in terms of Education Expenditures and Academic Achievements

Abstract

The aim of this research is to compare the education expenditures of the Economic Cooperation and Development Organization (OECD) countries such as Canada, Finland and South Korea, which are successful in the 2018 cycle of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) with Turkey, and to make suggestions for Turkey. The research was designed in the scanning model. The research population is 36 OECD countries. Canada, Finland and South Korea which were succeed in the 2018 PISA and Turkey were selected as samples. Data were obtained from OECD reports on the 2018 PISA cycle and other international and national documents. In the research, document analysis method was used. According to the results of the research, it has been seen that the education expenditures of Canada, Finland and South Korea are high and the countries are successful in PISA. Therefore, it can be said that there is a positive relationship between PISA achievement and education expenditures. Public education expenditures only in higher education in Turkey are higher than Canada, Finland and South Korea and the OECD average. Education expenditures per student in Turkey are below the OECD average and almost a third of that of Canada, Finland and South Korea. There are significant differences when comparing Turkey with other countries (Canada, Finland and South Korea) in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), expenditure per student and teachers' salaries.