Andreas Schleicher is a German statistician and researcher in the field of education. He is the Division Head and coordinator of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment

Programme for International Student Assessment

The Programme for International Student Assessment is a worldwide evaluation in OECD member countries of 15-year-old school pupils' scholastic performance, performed first in 2000 and repeated every three years...

(PISA) and the OECD Indicators of Education Systems programme (INES). He is known for his harsh critique of the German educational system, especially regarding the early selection of students and the multiple tier school system.