Education: The Highs and Lows

EDUCATION: THE HIGHS AND LOWS E Proper education is a many-faceted endeavor. There's no "one size fits all" plan. Some systems work, while others lag far behind. The worldwide average for educational attainment is 7.8 years. With first-world countries nearly doubling the average and accelerating growth in technical fields, third world countries are falling even farther behind. WHAT IS YOUR COUNTRY DOING TO PROTECT IT'S FUTURE? [From Legatum prosperity index.] Based on educational correlates to prosperity, such as: 1 Access to education • Quality of Education · And Human Capital --(The ecosystem of education and economic success or failure in a place.) Best educational systems: Worst educational system: 1. New Zealand 2. Australia 3. Canada 4. Taiwan 5. United States 6. Norway 7. South Korea 8. Finland 9. Slovenia 10. Spain 1. Central African Republic 2. Niger 3. Chad 4. Afghanistan 5. Burkina Faso 6. Mali 7. Djibouti 8. Cote d'Ivoire 9. Ethiopia 10. Republic of Congo 1. New Zealand TOP 5 Teachers in New Zealand have multiple tea-time breaks per day, allowing for community and collaboration. Primary students receive time outside to play, and faculty are on a six-day rotation for professional development days. Components: The higher the better. Social capital measures community support and how trusting you are of others. SOCIAL CAPITAL: 4 DO CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN? 88.5% YES ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION? 82.1% YES GROSS SECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATE: 119.1 GROSS TERTIARY ENROLLMENT RATE: 82.6 TEACHER TO 1:14.5 PUPIL RATIO: SECONDARY EDUCATION 3.1 "SECONDARY EDUCATION PER WORKER: the average years of secondary education completed by the labor force *TERTIARY EDUCATION PER WORKER: the average years of tertiary education completed by the labor force. TERTIARY EDUCATION (POST-SECONDARY) PER WORKER: 1.5 2. Australia 3. Canada Communities rally around Australian schools, with many communities instituting a "walking bus" policy, in which parents walk a route to school, picking children up along the way. Weather can be harsh, and many regions require 'sun-hats' for children to play. Canadian schools are noted for their ability to minimize the effects of socioeconomic levels on a student's performance. Teachers are highly trained and play an active role in instituting cutting edge reform. Components: Components: SOCIAL CAPITAL: 3 SOCIAL CAPITAL: DO CHILDREN HAVE THE 91% YES DO CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN? 90.6% YES OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN? ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE 80.4% YES 82.9% YES QUALITY OF EDUCATION? QUALITY OF EDUCATION? GROSS SECONDARY GROSS SECONDARY 129.2 101.3 ENROLLMENT RATE: ENROLLMENT RATE: GROSS TERTIARY ENROLLMENT RATE: GROSS TERTIARY 75.9 ENROLLMENT RATE: 93.3 TEACHER TO TEACHER TO 1:15.6 1:12.5 PUPIL RATIO: PUPIL RATIO: SECONDARY EDUCATION PER WORKER: 3.9 SECONDARY EDUCATION PER WORKER 3.2 TERTIARY EDUCATION (POST-SECONDARY) PER WORKER: TERTIARY EDUCATION 1.1 (POST-SECONDARY) PER WORKER: 1.2 4. Taiwan 5. United States Taiwanese schools excel at math, language, and the arts from a very early age. High schools with the brightest students given greater challenges and more resources. Taiwanese colleges, however, lag behind those of other top educational systems. Market driven methods have exploded over the past few years. With tax vouchers, charter, and magnet schools offering different approaches to education. Common core curriculum offers a universal world class curriculum. And the United States is home to many of the best universities in the world. highly competitive, Components: Components: 24 SOCIAL CAPITAL: 10 SOCIAL CAPITAL: DO CHILDREN HAVE THE DO CHILDREN HAVE THE 87.1% YES 82.3% YES OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN? OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN? ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION? ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE 73% YES 65.3% YES QUALITY OF EDUCATION? GROSS SECONDARY GROSS SECONDARY 100.3 96 ENROLLMENT RATE: ENROLLMENT RATE: GROSS TERTIARY ENROLLMENT RATE: GROSS TERTIARY 83.8 94.8 ENROLLMENT RATE: TEACHER TO TEACHER TO 1:15.3 1:13.6 PUPIL RATIO: PUPIL RATIO: SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION 3.8 3.7 PER WORKER: PER WORKER: TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION (POST-SECONDARY) PER WORKER: (POST-SECONDARY) 0.9 1.7 PER WORKER: WORST 5 1. Central African Republic Though the nation spends 25% of their budget on education, meager teacher salaries and the AIDS epidemic decimated ranks of teachers. Very little data has been gathered in Central African Republic since 2001. Components: SOCIAL CAPITAL: 132 DO CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN? 37.6% YES ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION? 33.5% YES en the Wor a la Peoo Ucad's GROSS SECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATE: 12.6 GROSS TERTIARY ENROLLMENT RATE: nority o 2.6 elieve TEACHER TO PUPIL RATIO: 1:84.3 SECONDARY EDUCATION 0.9 PER WORKER: TERTIARY EDUCATION (POST-SECONDARY) PER WORKER: 0.1 2. Chad 3. Niger The Chadian education system is in a state of crisis. Exemplified in the 9% of students passing high school exit exams last year, and exacerbated by the 2% of the national budget that is spent on education. Rampant corruption, and the disbursed nature of the populace contribute to the educational system's decay. Massive nomadic populations render education difficult. One of the lowest literacy rates, particularly among women, in the world is another problem. Officially, education until 15 is mandatory, but the use of troops to compel parents to send their children to school in the 60's has pushed many parents to not even register the births of their children anymore. Components: Components: 83 SOCIAL CAPITAL: 98 SOCIAL CAPITAL: DO CHILDREN HAVE THE 56.9% YES DO CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN? 62.9% YES OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN? ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE 57.9% YES QUALITY OF EDUCATION? 41.3% YES QUALITY OF EDUCATION? GROSS SECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATE: 25.7 GROSS SECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATE 13.4 GROSS TERTIARY ENROLLMENT RATE: GROSS TERTIARY 2.2 1.5 ENROLLMENT RATE: TEACHER TO PUPIL RATIO: 1:55.6 TEACHER TO PUPIL RATIO: 1:39 SECONDARY EDUCATION PER WORKER: SECONDARY EDUCATION 0.3 0.3 PER WORKER: TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY EDUCATION (POST-SECONDARY) PER WORKER: 0.0 (POST-SECONDARY) PER WORKER: 0.0 4. Afghanistan 5. Burkina Faso Women are massively underrepresented in Afghani schools. Largely because, unlike in Taliban times, violence, sexual assault, coercion, and terror are being used to keep girls at home. Massive malnutrition and the lack of girls in the public education system make Burkina Faso the fifth worst educational system in the world. Components: Components: SOCIAL CAPITAL: 127 SOCIAL CAPITAL: 89 DO CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN? DO CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN? 43.3% YES 53.9% YES ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE 52.6% YES 40.9% YES QUALITY OF EDUCATION? QUALITY OF EDUCATION? GROSS SECONDARY GROSS SECONDARY 45.5 22.6 ENROLLMENT RATE: ENROLLMENT RATE: There a older GROSS TERTIARY ENROLLMENT RATE: GROSS TERTIARY ENROLLMENT RATE: 3.3 3.3 TEACHER TO 1:44.4 TEACHER TO PUPIL RATIO: 1:48.2 ucl yto PUPIL RATIO: SECONDARY EDUCATION PER WORKER: SECONDARY EDUCATION 0.7 0.2 PER WORKER: TERTIARY EDUCATION (POST-SECONDARY) PER WORKER: TERTIARY EDUCATION 0.3 (POST-SECONDARY) PER WORKER: 0.0 AFRICA: A PORTRAIT The crippling factors have remained the same for many African nations, but there are rays of hope. Problems - Tribal sprawl · Corruption • War · Poverty · Lack of infrastructure · Lacking social capital 17/21 major conflicts of the 2000's have ended in Africa. 6 African nations now rank in the top 100 educational systems. Including South Africa, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Botswana, and Namibia. South Africa boasts the best university system in Africa. With 6 ranking in the top 1000 worldwide. While North African institutions boast long histories, weathering, numerous invasions, migrations, and political transitions. The University of Al-Karaouine in Fes, Morocco, is the oldest continually running African institution, dating from 859 A.D. STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES Largely a luxury of educational administrations of the first world, the standardized test rankings (for PISA) show the disparity between testing success and overall education success. Note that while China is #1 in all three testing categories, the education component of it's prosperity index rank is 50th. Top 10: MATH 1. China: Shanghai 2. Singapore Top 10: READING Top 10: SCIENCE 1. China: Shanghai 1. China: Shanghai 2. Korea 2. Finland 3. Hong Kong 3. Hong Kong 4. Singapore 5. Japan 3. Finland 4. Hong Kong 5. Singapore 6. Canada 7. New Zealand 4. Korea 5. Chinese Taipei 6. Finland 6. Korea 8. Japan 9. Australia 10. Netherlands 7. Lietchstenstein 8. Switzerland 7. New Zealand 8. Canada 9. Estonia 9. Japan 10. Canada 10. Australia FINLAND ESTONIA 6 10 CANADA NETHERLANOS LIETCHSTENSTEIN SWITZERLAND AIRELFOO6 000 CHINA: SHANGHAI JAPAN HONG KONG * CHINESE TAIPEI SINGAPORE AUSTRALIA QUESTION Why are Asian nations disproportionately ranked highly for standardized tests? (7 NEW ZEALAND Unlike western countries, early competition is used throughout many Asian nations, with successful students given more resources through their high school years. Where much of the west uses high school and college to distinguish the most talented pupils, this distinction begins in elementary school throughout much of the far east. Highs and lows aren't just marks on a test. From Oxford to a tent in Burkina Faso, education matters for health, prosperity, progress, and personal well-being. 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