2nd in Europe, only behind Finland, and 6th best in the world. Canada is 7th.

So there you have it... move to the UK, folks, for the kids.

A study which shows the ridiculous South Korean Education system at the very top should be treated with some caution in my opinion. Although well done the UK

It seems that including the higher education graduation rates has significantly improved the UKs ranking. If the article is to be believed, this is largely due to the number of international students that study at British Universities. So its not really a measure of the standard of education that a British child will receive going through the school system.

Wonder how many of the International Students are South Korean?

It's a good result for the UK, but I wonder if the independent schools and selective grammar schools (with their excellent outcomes) skew the national result. I find it hard to believe that Britain is that much ahead of Germany or Switzerland.

I think the whole think is quite ridiculous, I only posted it to poke fun at those people who maintain that schooling inCanada is better than the UK, and cite it as a reason for moving.

Yeah, but won't the Swiss result be dragged down by all the daughters of Tim Nicebutdim and his friends, who are packed off to Swiss finishing schools where they do nothing of academic merit at all? Or did that all stop in the 1950s?

Emigration for education: it's a rollercoaster of emotion, but it's for a better life for the kids, innit, so it's all worth it in the end.

Not a one size fits all IMO. Great education can be had in both countries, but it very much depends on where one ends up living, and the particular school. Similar discussion going on in an Alberta thread.

Life is the greatest educator of all.

It's a great source of platitudes.

The Non-Selective Secondary Academy of Hard Knocks, followed by the Tertiary Education Institution of Life (formerly Biological Entity Polytechnic), eh, James?

That depends on what you want to learn.

And who you are learning from.

Didn't do me no harm......

The education system thing is a strange one.

Does a better system produce more educated people? Or are smart people capable of educating themselves regardless?

Surely it is how your education is perceived that opens the doors anyway.

I'm confusing myself now roll on 4pm.

Education in the west is massively overrated. I'm not saying that (just) to be inflammatory, but I think the focus on what's important in society has got lost somewhat in the meat-grinder of the education industry... for it is an industry, as much as coal-mining or ship-building ever was.

Not really. If you don't have an educated society, then you're at risk of making inferior societal choices or having more of your members brainwashed by religion.

This article points out the level of misunderstanding in the general public, and the impact that has on governing.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...s-8697821.html

That's not to say it's essential for every person to have a long formal education, but on the whole, good education is something we should continue to promote.