World Best Education Systems

2017 World’s Top 20 Education Poll: 

Third Quarter Rankings

The World Top 20 Poll’s third Quarter Rankings are
 based on five indicators:
  • Early Childhood Enrollment Rates for 3 to 4 year olds
  • Primary Test Scores for 6 to 11 year olds
  • Lower Secondary Test Scores for 11 to 14 year olds
  • High School Graduation Rates for 14 to 18 year olds
  • College Graduation Rates for 18 to 2

South Korea Going for Third Straight Title 

as the World’s Best Education System

1.   South Korea – 83
2.   Japan – 70
3.   Finland – 63
4.   Singapore – 62
5.   Russia – 58
6.   Denmark – 54
7.   United Kingdom – 51
8.   New Zealand – 43
9.   Netherlands – 40
10. China – 37
11. Slovenia – 37
12. Israel – 36
13. Taiwan – 33
14. Ireland – 31
15. Hong Kong – 29
16. France – 28
17. Estonia – 28
18. Belgium – 24
19. Italy – 22
20. Hungary – 22

Second Quarter Rankings: 

The Global Education Report

The World Top 20 Poll’s Second Quarter Rankings 
are based on The Annual Global Education Report. 
Which uses an international survey of students, 
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1.  United States
2   Russia
3.  United Kingdom
4.  Belgium
5.  Singapore
6.  Sweden
7.  Finland
8.  South Korea
9.  Japan
10. Denmark
11. Israel
12. Netherlands
13. France
14. China
15. Portugal
16. Norway
17. Hong Kong
18. Germany
19. Hungary
20. Estonia

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1. Finland – 114
2  Japan – 104
3. South Korea – 101
4. Denmark  – 94
5. Russia – 91
6. Norway – 82
7. UK  –  78
8. Israel –  77
9. Sweden –  75
10. Hong Kong –  70
11. Netherlands  – 67
12. Belgium  – 65
13. Germany  – 63
14. China – 62
15. Singapore – 57
16. Portugal – 54
17. Hungary  – 52
18. Estonia  – 50
19. France  – 50
20. USA  – 47

2016’s Individual Top 5 Education 

Development Level Results 

Early Childhood Enrollment Rates
1. France – 100%
2. Israel – 98
3. Belgium – 98
4. Spain – 96
5. Denmark – 96
4th Graders Test (Reading, Math, Science) Levels
1. Singapore – 597
2. South Korea – 595
3. Japan – 573
4. Hong Kong  – 569
5. China – 568
8th Graders Test (Reading, Math, Science) Levels
1. Singapore – 603
2. South Korea – 574
3. China – 573
4. Japan – 572
5. Taiwan – 564
High School Graduation Rates
1. Japan – 97%
2. Finland – 97
3. Portugal – 97
4. South Korea – 95
5. Netherlands – 95
College Graduation Rates
1. South Korea – 69%
2. Japan – 60
3. Canada – 59
4. Russia – 58
5. Ireland – 52

What is the World Top 20 Education Poll?

The World Top 20 Education Poll  provides annual 
international rankings of the top 20 education systems 
out of 209 nations. Each country’s ranking is based on five 
educational levels: early-childhood enrollment rates, 
Elementary Math, Science and Reading scores,
 Middle-School Math, Science and Reading scores, 
High School Graduation rates, and College Graduation rates.
Each level consists of ranking the top 20 countries by 
giving a country 20 points for a first place rank, 19 for a 
second place rank, and so on down to 1 point for a twenty
 rank. The data is then used to produce the nation’s ranking 
from a statistical average based on a combined score from 
all 5 levels.
The poll’s statistical data is compiled from 6 international 
organizations – the Organisation for Economic Co-operation 
and Development (OECD), Programme for International 
Student Assessment (PISA), the United Nation’s Economic 
and Social Council (UNESOC), The Economist Intelligence 
Unit (EIU), the Trends in International Mathematics and 
Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International 
Reading Study (PIRLS). Then send to each countries Ministry 
of Education Department to assure the data is accurate.
The World Top 20 Education Poll mission is to serve as a single 
body to oversee every child is afforded the opportunity to reach
 their full potential; by working with nations to strengthen their 
education system. The poll’s creator, the New Jersey Minority 
Educational Development (NJMED) organization, is also the 
programmer for the 100% Graduation Rate Program, which 
works with hardest to reach student population, at-risk minority
 males, in the United States. The 100% Graduation Rate 
Program raised high school graduation’s by 49% in one of the 
U.S. poorest and most violence cities, Camden, New Jersey, 
from 1996 to 2006.