TOP 20 EDUCATION SYSTEMS
- 1. South Korea
- 2. Japan
- 3. Singapore
- 4. Hong Kong
- 5. Finland
- 6. UK
- 7. Canada
- 8. Netherlands
- 9. Ireland
- 10. Poland
- 11. Denmark
- 12. Germany
- 13. Russia
- 14. United States
- 15. Australia
- 16. New Zealand
- 17. Israel
- 18. Belgium
- 19. Czech Republic
- 20. Switzerland
Source: Pearson/ Economist Intelligence Unit
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27314075 (http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27314075)
Russia is ahead of US and Australia? :-[
depends on what they're measuring....
I would have thought that Germany would come out ahead of us. We're always hearing about their vaunted apprenticeship system.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on May 08, 2014, 12:39:06 PM
depends on what they're measuring....
"These rankings are based upon an amalgamation of international tests and education data - including the OECD's Pisa tests, and two major US-based studies, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (Timss) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (Pirls).
They also include higher-education graduation rates, which helped the UK to a much higher position than in Pisa tests, which saw the UK failing to make the top 20."
I would have thought Israel would have been higher.
I'd like to see a ranking based primarily on critical thinking skills. It may not be as important to a nation's GDP as being a raging lab wonk or hyper productive salaryman but would be illuminating in it's own right.