Fresh education rankings from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have placed Finnish education in sixth position worldwide. Finland was ranked ahead of all European countries and was also the first non-Asian country to be represented on the list, coming behind Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

The study focused particularly on the mathematics and science skills of 15 year olds in 76 countries. This sought to give a broader perspective of education than the OECD’s Pisa testing, which predominantly surveys more affluent industrialised countries.

Some 40 years of data was studied to compile the index, with the results underlining the link between education and economic growth.

The five lowest-ranked countries are Oman in 72nd, Morocco, Honduras, South Africa and Ghana in the last spot.

Source: www.goodnewsfinland.com
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