the use of such data by the oecd is without prejudice to the status of the golan heights east jerusalem and israeli settlements in the west bank under the terms of international law this section explores some of the most promising areas of intervention such as strengthening participation and the quality of provision in early childhood education and care eceq enhancing performance at the end of compulsory education by supporting students from low socioeconomic backgrounds fostering gender equality supporting students of immigrant background and tackling dropout in secondary education since young children are able to learn much more than previously assumed education and support provided during the early years may compensate at least partly for deficiencies in stimulation at home or barriers such as language most oecd countries have therefore made an effort to increase enrolment rates before the age of