A new report from The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental organization with 38 member countries that aims to stimulate economic progress and world trade, Does Higher Education Teach Students to Think Critically?, found that there is a growing gap between the qualifications students acquire at colleges or universities around the world and essential 21st-century skills. These include literacy and critical thinking skills that include problem solving, analytic reasoning and communications competencies.