The 10 countries with the best education systems in the world are countries to take example from because to have a good educational system means that every generation’s workforce in training will become smarter and develop a country’s industries and scientific efforts further. Quite like the 11 countries with the best colleges in the world, the countries on this list realize that a strong starting push for the least contributing members of society can mean a lot when they replace their parents. Good education is an investment which returns itself very slowly but when the time comes it not only returns what you put in it but also brings a higher profit. An outstanding education system is not necessarily a very strict one, though. Take a look at Scandinavia and their way of dealing with bringing students’ focus on their schoolwork and development. The system there is quite liberal, unimaginably so for certain people. Furthermore, students literally get paid to perform well in schools and not only the very best of them. Young people are also given extensive choice in what and how they have to learn and in what way it will be done which has paid off very well for the countries in this region of the world so far.
10. Poland
First off on our list of the 10 countries with the best education systems in the world is Poland. The country itself is known as the first one in the world to establish its own ministry of education which continues to operate to this date. Poland was recently awarded and praised for their progress in education in the areas of Mathematics and other sciences. The country is also famous for its high literacy rates.
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9. Ireland
Ireland’s education is free. Completely free in all levels, including college. And this is the way it should be apparently, given that the small island country ranks ninth globally. The system there follows a familiar leveling order and outlines the types of schooling you’d expect to see except for Gaelscoileanna(a recently created movement in schooling which makes use of the native Irish language) and Multi Denominational schools (schools which are run by private nonprofit organizations and are opened due to high demand)
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8. Netherlands
The Netherlands is known as a very liberal country which is reflected in the way they handle education too. This is another country where public education is basically free, although school-specific fees often apply. What is special about the system there is that a pupil needs to attend full-time education until age sixteen but after that they still have to attend some sort of part-time educational course until age eighteen or until obtaining a degree.
7. Canada
Education in Canada is strongly dependent on where you are located because different states there apply different rules in their educational jurisdiction. One thing applies to all, though and it is that tertiary education is heavily accented on both by the government (which spends heavily on it) and by the people (who still have a low percentage of degree attainment).
6. United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is a pioneer in education, having some of the most popular and oldest establishments in the whole world. While statistics show that the United Kingdom does not emphasize exceedingly on the quality of their primary and secondary education, once higher education results get in the mix, the country takes the second place in Europe and sixth on our list of the 10 countries with best education systems in the world.
5. Finland
Finland is best known for the freedom it gives its schools and pupils. Education there is completely free and meals are fully subsidized for the part of students who attend full-time. Furthermore, the country has traditionally ranked in the top five countries for degree attainment and is also one of the leaders in people who complete any form of education consistently.
4. Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s place on this list is easily expectable due to the country taking the leading place in average IQ in independent surveys. Hong Kong’s industry and services sectors have been steadily developing to surpass global averages and their educational system is a big part of that process. While the system there is not perfect and statistics remain humble, there has been a boom in its development over the past decade.
3. Singapore
Another leader in global average IQ levels, our third contender – Singapore – has been emphasizing on quality, compared to quantity, of their education and the people who attend and complete it. Ever since the country’s economy started to prosper and set off on its way to become the giant it is today, Singapore has been heavily investing in its educational system.
2. Japan
Japan has been known as a country which gives its youth a very impressive extent of control over their own education from an early age. Following a total breakdown of Japan’s economy, its swift recovery is mainly credited to the excellent educational system the country has been running. Japan has also been known since ancient times for the prestigious and very highly regarded higher education instances that can be found there.
1. South Korea
The crown of the winner in our list of the 10 countries with best education systems in the world goes to South Korea, where attending some of the best higher education establishments in that part of the world is not only popular or accessible but also a core principle of their lives.
