OECD criticises Government on education spending

MORE money is being spent on education but the Government has failed to increase investment as a percentage of its overall spending power.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report, Education at a Glance 2003, published yesterday finds that there has been a significant increase in spending at third level relative to the number of students.

However, a lack of matching increases at primary and second levels drew anger from teacher unions yesterday.