#10. Ireland
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Ireland’s economy has an average annual growth rate of 7.3%,
which has enabled Ireland to invest 8.79 billion Euros in education
annually. With 89% of the population finishing high school and 47% of
Irish citizens holding a post-secondary diploma or degree of some sort,
this island nation is ready for any challenge.
#9. Finland
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Finnish students consistently rank in top spots on the PISA
rankings, an international survey which ranks nations in reading, math,
and science. With 100% national literacy, its 63% university graduation
rate is the highest in the world. With free tuition for all citizens,
this barrier to education has been removed. It is one of the few
countries where fields of business, social sciences, and law are not the
most popular among students, but instead new entrants in tertiary
institutions prefer studying manufacturing, engineering, and
construction.
#8. Australia
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Australia’s postsecondary holders constitute 39% of its total
population; annual growth rate is 3.3%, GDP per capita of $40,719 and
59% college graduation rate. Its college graduation rate is the best in
the Southern Hemisphere. Australia’s education standards can be said to
be at their peak.
#7. Norway
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Norway’s percentage population with tertiary education stands
at 37%, college graduation rate and GDP per capita are 41% and $56,617
respectively. The country has the world’s third-greatest expenditure on
education and with 60% of all tertiary students taking bachelor’s
programs, the country is headed in a positive direction in terms of
education.
#6. United Kingdom
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37% of the British population holds postsecondary education
and college graduation rate stands at 39%. It features some of the
world’s best tertiary institutions like Oxford and Cambridge
Universities, and unlike the “just study and get good grades” system of
most countries, UK’s system is based on training its students to be
human beings and not human machines.#5. New Zealand
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High-quality teaching staff who are well remunerated,
innovative and abundant research opportunities, innovative academic
facilities, and a globalized, skill-based economy are some of the
driving forces behind New Zealand’s perfect educational standards. 40%
of the population holds a degree or diploma, and of post secondary
entrants, 51% of students graduate.
#4. United States
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42% of the US population holds tertiary education. However, it
has a very low college graduation rate of 31%. Development of a
world-class curriculum, bringing the best university graduates into
teaching, and the fact that US is the current home of technology are
some of the few factors that have led to a surge in educational
attainment in the country.
#3. Japan
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Japan’s percent of population with tertiary education is 45%,
with an average annual growth rate of 2.95% and per capita GDP $33,875.
Ranging from internationally recognized tertiary institutions to junior
schools, the country has a very powerful educational structure. The
country’s school system has risen consistently in international rankings
due to their modern approach to education system, by going against the
evaluation-driven, centralized model that the majority of the Western
World uses.
#2. Israel
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The Jewish nation is known to produce some of the world’s
brightest minds, especially in technology. The country has an extremely
comprehensive education system, something that kept its seven research
universities consistently appearing in the top 500 Universities in the
world, and the country itself has frequently featured among the
countries with the highest ratios of scientific papers per capita in the
world.
#1. Canada
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51% of Canada’s population holds tertiary education, which is
the second highest rate in the world and its literacy rate is unmatched
at 99%. Rather than being coordinated by a central or federal education
ministry, Canada’s education is run and monitored independently by the
thirteen provinces and territories through a Council of Education, an
approach that has worked very well to ensure that their degrees,
diplomas or certificates are globally recognized as being equivalent to
those obtained from the US or Commonwealth countries. Besides, the
bilingual country is considered a world leader in language training.
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