Top 20 education systems

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

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

Russia is ahead of US and Australia?  :-[

[bayonetbrant]

depends on what they're measuring....

[Centurion40]

I would have thought that Germany would come out ahead of us.  We're always hearing about their vaunted apprenticeship system.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

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."

[GDS_Starfury]

I would have thought Israel  would have been higher.

[Staggerwing]

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.