Albert Tuijnman received a Ph.D. from the Institute of International Education, Stockholm University in 1989 and was with the Faculty of Education, University of Twente, before joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 1992. There he helped produce the first editions of Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators, the comparative reports presenting the results of the International Adult Literacy Survey, and the documentation on Lifelong Learning for All for the 1996 Ministerial. He is currently Professor of Education at Stockholm University. His fields of interest are comparative education, education economics, and adult education and training.