How are school systems adapting to increasing numbers of immigrants students?

Abstract

On average among OECD countries, the percentage of students with an immigrant background grew by two percentage points between 2000 and 2009. Immigrant students represent more than 5% of the student population in 13 OECD and partner countries and economies that participated in PISA 2009. In most countries, immigrant students lag behind native students in performance; in many countries, the difference is considerable. However, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, New Zealand and Switzerland have been able to narrow, and in some cases close, this performance gap.