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The Top 5 Countries with the Best Education Systems
| Country | Overall Score | Cognative Skills (global rank) |
Educational Attainment (global rank) |
Spending as % of GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 1.26 | 1st | 3rd | 6.8% |
| 2 | South Korea | 1.23 | 4th | 1st | 4.8% |
| 3 | Hong Kong (China) | 0.90 | 3rd | 17th | 3.5% |
| 4 | Japan | 0.89 | 5th | 8th | 3.4% |
| 5 | Singapore | 0.84 | 2nd | 33rd | 3.5% |
Tags:
Education Statistics, Europe, Asia
Sources: Pearson Education and the Economist Intelligence Unit report: (2012). "The Learning Curve.". Please visit the source here
List Notes: Data is for the year 2012. Cognitive Skills measures: PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS scores in Reading, Maths and Science. Educational Attainment measures literacy and graduation rates. Please note: it is often difficult to compare education systems between countries because of what is measured, how, and the data available. Top 5 of Anything considers the Person/Economic Intelligence Unit report to be one of the most comprehensive rankings on education available.
Sources: Pearson Education and the Economist Intelligence Unit report: (2012). "The Learning Curve.". Please visit the source here
List Notes: Data is for the year 2012. Cognitive Skills measures: PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS scores in Reading, Maths and Science. Educational Attainment measures literacy and graduation rates. Please note: it is often difficult to compare education systems between countries because of what is measured, how, and the data available. Top 5 of Anything considers the Person/Economic Intelligence Unit report to be one of the most comprehensive rankings on education available.
