where dose the united states rank in the world of eduication?
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Our universities are really good, but our K -- 12 public education is nothing to write home about.  In terms of expected duration of education, we're 14th, but in terms of the literacy of our total population, we're 68th.  Pretty dismal for a world power.
150411
The U.S. public school system is horrible.  Grammar and spelling are just the only subjects that show up here.  Outside of N. America, most US children couldn't label a map.
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pl search a web site on education in U S A
616814
I agree 100%, it show how the level of education is dropping not just in the USA but globally.
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e. United States of America
843919
I'm pretty sure the United States has/had some of the best universities in the world.\n\nI'd also be willing to bet that any person who has the ability to become president of the United States (however it's done) is at least 50% smarter and 50% more intelligent and has 50% more ability than the average American as well as the average person. Bad president DOES NOT equal stupid person.... honestly, people, think about what you are saying....\n\nA vote for my post is a vote for bringing objectivity back into reality.
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No, the children in the U.S. are not as educated as in other countries. In many European countries, every student who graduates from secondary school has studied advanced math, chemistry, physics, biology, and can speak, read, write, and understand at least two foreign languages. In the U.S. students can graduate having taken Algebra 1 and Geometry, two years of science, and a year or two of a foreign language - taught from the perspective of "we will never need this, except to graduate from school, so it doesnt matter if we can even say 'where is the toilet' in the language we are studying". It is appaling that the U.S. has such low education standards when they insist they are the most civilized and advanced nation.
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1.  There is never two countries identically for their educational system.  Instead of identity, there may be similarities between them like Canada and United States.\n\nThe grade level is just a very small pie of the whole educational system.  We can not assume that there are two countries have 5 -3-4-4 (US and Canada), so they are the same. They are NOT the same.\n\n2.  There are no criteria for the best one because every system has bad and good aspects.  Some "good" ones are United States, England, Canada, Singapore.\n\n3.   It's hard to determine which one better, like Europe you may have England better than Japan as England is well-known, but we don't know the rest.
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someone said the USA won't make it past Italy. why not? hello, US IS RANKED *4TH* IN THE WORLD! ITALY ISN'T EVEN IN THE TOP 10!! they're 14th!!! what an idiot. just another US basher. of course they have a chance!\n\n\nFIFA World Rankings as of April 2006\n1  Brazil\n2  Czech Rep.\n3  Netherlands\n4  USA\n5  Spain\n6  Mexico\n7  France\n8  Portugal\n8  Argentina  \n10  England  \n11  Denmark \n12  Nigeria  \n13  Turkey \n14  Italy \n15  Cameroon \n16  Sweden\n17  Japan\n18  Egypt \n19  (tie) Greece & Germany
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Yes, the U. S. is the best country in the world. and will stay that way.
974711
You cannot compare the education in both the countries in any case. They have different standards and different extents to which they carry out research. USA has good research facilities and good mix of people whereas UK is more theoretical kinda stuff.(to the extent I know and people I have heard from). Rest is upto you.
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If you are asking what part of the USA has the most money moving through its economy then the first one on your list should be California.  If California were a country instead of a state, it would be the fifth richest country in the world.
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I have taught in american schools in the US and overseas. I have also lived overseas for many years. It is my opinion that many other countries have more rigorous programs than US schools and produce some outstanding students. The top US students probably would compete fine with graduates from other countries. The average graduate, however, may not be quite as prepared.
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That is a loaded question and not as simple as it looks.  Which country has the "smartest people" is different than "smartest person" in that the entire population must be counted.  I believe that people of all nations are born with an amazing gift, a human brain, and intelligence is evenly distributed around the globe.  But educational opportunities play a large role in being "smart."\n\nConsider IQ to be the bucket and education to be how full the bucket is.  Of course in too many countries, malnutrition may rob many of their full potential.  In other countries, educational opportunities are not freely available to all on an equal basis.  In many countries "smart" means educated while in others it may mean "trained" in arts and crafts handed down within a family.\n\nA short glib answer might be the united States because all children are required by law to go to school and those who wish to go on  to higher education may always find a way.  Others are free to train in a skill such as electrician where practical and theoretical knowledge is passed on by apprentiship.  The United States draws many foreign students and also Professors that enrich the educational system.\n\nThe hard question is which country does the best job in providing the most people with the opportunity to learn and advance.  Your pick may be as good as mine.
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Depends on what you want to study. You can see the lists compiled by US News and World report here:\n\nhttp://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php\n\nOverall, they list...\n\n1 Harvard University (MA) \n1 Princeton University (NJ) \n3 Yale University (CT)\n4 University of Pennsylvania (PA) !!!!!!!GO QUAKERS!!!!!!!!!\n5 Duke University (NC) \n5 Stanford University (CA) \n7 California Institute of Technology \n7 Massachusetts Inst. of Technology \n9 Columbia University (NY) \n9 Dartmouth College (NH) \n11 Washington University in St. Louis \n12 Northwestern University (IL) \n13 Cornell University (NY) \n13 Johns Hopkins University (MD) \n15 Brown University (RI) \n15 University of Chicago \n17 Rice University (TX) \n18 University of Notre Dame (IN) \n18 Vanderbilt University (TN) \n20 Emory University (GA)
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According to studies, the top educational system is Finland's, whose students scored the highest in reading, math, and science tests.  They also have an amazingly high literacy rate.\n\nOther high-ranking countries:\nMath: South Korea, Canada, Hong Kong/China, the Netherlands, Macao, and Liechtenstein\n\nReading: South Korea, Canada, Australia, and Liechtenstein\n\nScience: Japan, Hong Kong/China, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Australia, and Macao
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Nope, In the USA, New York has the highest ranking with Georgia in 7th