Recent OECD Publication on Rankings of Education Systems

The OECD is an international economic think tank which regularly publishes a list rankings countries by how effective their schooling is at achieving results for their students. Just recently they’ve come out with a new list containing their findings (based upon achievements solely in maths and sciences), with the top twelve as follows:

1. Singapore
2. Hong Kong
3. South Korea
4. Japan
5. Taiwan
6. Kinland
7. Estonia
8. Switzerland
9. Netherlands
10. Canada
11. Poland
12. Vietnam

They study the quality of education and its links to economic growth, and have also constructed another interesting list for countries of how much economic growth could be expected by achieving basic levels of education for all 15 year olds. The list is as follows:

1. Ghana – 3881%
2. South Africa – 2624%
3. Honduras – 2016%
4. Morocco – 1951%
5. Oman – 1427%
6. Botswana – 1303%
7. Macedonia – 1137%
8. Peru – 1076%
9. Qatar – 1029%
10. Saudi Arabia – 975%
11. Albania – 929%
12. Colombia – 910%

Other notable countries who didn’t make the top 12 include the UK at rank 20 and the USA at rank 28.