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    And the World’s Most Educated Country Is…

    By Samantha Grossman @sam_grossmanSept. 27, 2012211 Comments


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    With spiking tuition costs, insurmountable loan balances, and the unemployment rate for recent college graduates hovering around 53%, it’s clear that a college education hasn’t gotten the best rap lately. Despite the ongoing financial woes across the globe, though, many think that college is still worth the investment. A new study shows that we’ve continued to flock to institutions of higher learning, enrolling at record rates over the past few years. Not surprisingly, the percentage of adults with degrees soared highest in developed nations, reaching 30% in 2010. But which of these nations can boast the status of most educated?
    (MORE: Where Are America’s Most Well-Read Cities?)
    Based on a study conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 24/7 Wall St. compiled a list of the 10 countries with the highest proportion of college-educated adult residents. Topping the charts is Canada — the only nation in the world where more than half its residents can proudly hang college degrees up on their walls. In 2010, 51% of the population had completed a tertiary education, which takes into account both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Canada commanded the top spot in the last study in 2000, but even still has shown serious improvement. A decade ago, only 40% of the nation’s population had a college degree.
    Snagging the number two most-educated spot was Israel, which trailed Canada by 5%. Japan, the U.S., New Zealand and South Korea all ranked with more than 40% of citizens having a higher-education degree. The top 10 most-educated countries are:
    1. Canada
    2. Israel
    3. Japan
    4. United States
    5. New Zealand
    6. South Korea
    7. United Kingdom
    8. Finland
    9. Australia
    10. Ireland
    Read the original article here at 24/7 Wall St., for a detailed breakdown of each nation and its education status.
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  • #2
    You have educated and then you have SMART !

    What is the top 10 smartest countries ?

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    • #3
      It has been said that there is a difference between an education and a college degree.

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      • #4
        Pray tell!


        BLACK LIVES MATTER

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        • #5
          i am surprised that the US is at #4.

          too often we see people on the street being clueless about what happens elsewhere in the world i would ten to think that some measure of education would be atatched to that.

          would be interesting to see the criteria used ... e.g. most universities per capita etc...

          Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas Paine

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