The OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) is part of the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills.

CERI supports its member countries in their efforts to achieve high quality lifelong learning for all, which contributes to personal development, sustainable economic growth and social cohesion.

CERI’s objectives are to:

• provide and promote international comparative research, innovation and key indicators
• explore forward-looking and innovative approaches to education and learning
• facilitate bridges between educational research, innovation and policy development.

CERI draws together international research and expertise, identifies effective practices across different countries and develops new approaches across a range of topics towards the frontiers of education policies, practices and outcomes. CERI’s policy research and research and development (R&D) work includes:

• Mapping what futures could look like and analysing their implications for education.
• Acting as an incubator and providing a “test-bed” for new tools and techniques to support better education policies and practices.
• Developing conceptual or analytical frameworks for emerging challenges.
• Fostering, supporting and evaluating innovation in education policies and practices.
• Measuring and monitoring the state of education at the system level.

CERI Member Countries and partners:

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czechia, Denmark , Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom, United States.

Business at OECD, TUAC and the European Commission contribute to the work.

CERI’s work is overseen by the CERI Governing Board, which is made up of experts nominated by each CERI Member.