24 Countries That Have Smarter Children Than America
24 Countries That Have Smarter Children Than America
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America’s children rate embarrassingly low again on the latest round of scholastic tests from the OECD.The Program for International Student Assessment, which is released every three years, tests 15-year-old students in reading, math and science.
Basically, America earned a “C.” We tied the OECD average rating of 496. Teenagers in East Asia and Europe scored significantly higher.
There’s one caveat to these scores. Some countries test a irregularly narrow sample of kids. Like China — which we’re not counting in our ranking because its sample of 5,100 Shanghai teenagers scored ridiculously high.
#24 Ireland
Image: James Jordan on flickr
Reading: 0.8% worse than AmericaMath: equal to America
Science: 1.2% better than America
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#23 France
Image: bubbo-tubbo on flickr
Reading: 0.8% worse
Math: 2.1% better
Science: 0.8% worse
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#22 Slovenia
ts31camdenton on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ts31raam/
Image: ts31camdenton on flickr
Reading: 3.4% worseMath: 2.9% better
Science: 2.0% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#21 Denmark
Lars Plougmann on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/criminalintent/
Image: Lars Plougmann on flickr
Reading: 1.0% worseMath: 3.3% better
Science: 0.6% worse
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#20 United Kingdom
Image: fotdmike on flickr
Reading: 1.2% worseMath: 1.0% better
Science: 2.4% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#19 Norway
Image: ingerson_sharon on flickr
Reading: 0.6% betterMath: 2.3% better
Science: 0.4% worse
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#18 Poland
Image: Jason Prini on flickr
Reading: equal to AmericaMath: 1.6% better
Science: 1.2% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#17 Iceland
Image: opalpeterliu on flickr
Reading: equal to AmericaMath: 4.1% better
Science: 1.2% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#16 Macau
Image: b8b8ng on flickr
Reading: 2.6% worseMath: 7.8% better
Science: 1.8% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#15 Belgium
e³°°° on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/e3000/
Image: e³°°° on flickr
Reading: 1.2% betterMath: 5.7% better
Science: 1.0% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#14 Germany
Roman-Achim.G. on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/roma_g/
Image: Roman-Achim.G. on flickr
Reading: 0.6% worseMath: 5.3% better
Science: 3.6% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#13 Estonia
Giorgio Montersino on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/novecentino/
Image: Giorgio Montersino on flickr
Reading: 0.2% betterMath: 5.1% better
Science: 5.2% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#12 Switzerland
Kecko on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kecko/
Image: Kecko on flickr
Reading: 0.2% betterMath: 5.1% better
Science: 3.0% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#11 Liechtenstein
vauvau on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vauvau/
Image: vauvau on flickr
Reading: 0.2% worseMath: 10% better
Science: 3.6% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#10 Netherlands
Meanest Indian on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/meanestindian/
Image: Meanest Indian on flickr
Reading: 1.6% betterMath: 8.0% better
Science: 4.0% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#9 Australia
Jimee, Jackie, Tom & Asha on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilderdom/
Image: Jimee, Jackie, Tom & Asha on flickr
Reading: 3.0% betterMath: 5.5% better
Science: 5.0% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#8 Taiwan
#7 New Zealand
StormyDog on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-lees/
Image: StormyDog on flickr
Reading: 4.2% betterMath: 6.6% better
Science: 6.0% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#6 Canada
ToBreatheAsOne on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobreatheasone/
Image: ToBreatheAsOne on flickr
Reading: 4.8% betterMath: 8.2% better
Science: 5.4% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#5 Japan
kanjiroushi on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kanjiroushi/
Image: kanjiroushi on flickr
Reading: 4.0% betterMath: 8.6% better
Science: 7.4% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#4 South Korea
Image: sunxez on flickr
Reading: 7.8% betterMath: 12% better
Science: 7.2% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#3 Singapore
Image: Restless mind on flickr`
Reading: 5.2% betterMath: 15% better
Science: 8.0% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#2 Finland
Image: katutaide on flickr
Reading: 7.2% betterMath: 11% better
Science: 10% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
#1 Hong Kong
noii’s on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/noii/
Image: noii’s on flickr
Reading: 6.6% betterMath: 14% better
Science: 9.4% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
China*
Image: United Nations
Reading: 11% betterMath: 23% better
Science: 15% better
Source: 2009 PISA via WSJ
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