The Economist, January 19, 2013
Research comparing educational achievement between countries is growing. Drawing conclusions from it is harder
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Critics point out that these are only snapshots: they may show what is happening, but not why. Now a newcomer is trying to dig deeper. “The Learning Curve” is published by Pearson (our part owner) and compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (our sister company). It uses the existing measures, but adds criteria such as graduation rates, adult literacy and the effect of years in school on productivity.
This method does not change the picture at the top: Finland, South Korea and Hong Kong shine as usual, followed by Japan and Singapore...
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