Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Andreas Schleicher

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German scientist Andreas Schleicher.

Last updated on April 14, 2025.

Andreas Schleicher is a German mathematician, statistician and researcher in the field of education who is currently the director for education and skills, and special adviser on education policy to the secretary-general, at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris.

German - Scientist | Born: July 7, 1964

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We no longer live in a world that is neatly divided between rich and well-educated countries, and poor and badly-educated ones.

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Better degrees don't automatically translate into better skills and better jobs and better lives.

Andreas Schleicher

Despite the characterization of some that teaching is an easy job, with short hours and summers off, the fact is that successful, dedicated teachers in the U.S. work long hours for little pay and, in many cases, insufficient support from their leadership.

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You can spend a lot of money on education, but if you don't spend it wisely, on improving the quality of instruction, you won't get higher student outcomes.

Andreas Schleicher

The test of truth in life is not whether we can remember what we learned in school, but whether we are prepared for change.

Andreas Schleicher

You can spend a lot of money on education, but if you don’t spend it wisely, on improving the quality of instruction, you won’t get higher student outcomes.

Andreas Schleicher

Better degrees don't automatically translate into better skills and better jobs and better lives

Andreas Schleicher

The quality of an education system can never exceed the quality of its teachers.

Andreas Schleicher