at this age students can expand their social network learn how to interact with others communicate with their peers and leam how to follow social cues oecd such students are unlikely to have access to the educational opportunities they need to acquire the skills to thrive and are likely ultimately to work in lowpaying occupations although enrolment in primary and secondary education is almost universal in most oecd countries many countries around the world have much work to do to make education accessible to all oecd a