Many OECD countries have taken steps over the past decade or so to increase the number of students admitted in nursing schools in response to concerns about current or possible future shortages of nurses (OECD, 2016). Nonetheless, there are wide variations across countries in training efforts of new nurses, which may be explained by: differences in the current number and age structure of the nursing workforce (and hence the replacement needs); in the capacity of nursing schools to take on more students; and the future employment prospects of nurses.