Lifelong learning and training: a never ending challenge and choice for educational system

Nowadays people and societies are involved in a continuing changing process, so education has become crucial both for individual life, knowledge, work and for socio-economic well-being of societies. The aim of this paper is to stress pedagogical and political debate about the important role of every grade of educational system for realizing effectively lifelong learning & training; especially earlier grades of schools. In this regard, the international indicators by OECD offer a comparative framework. The data analyses seem to confirm that human capital is one of the most important factors for all countries growth and wellbeing. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu