Singapore’s Education
Ranked Among Top Five in the World.
Trralok Tuteja
Here is
good news for students heading toward Singapore for education. According to a
recent Global League Table Published by an education firm Pearson, education
standard in Singapore has been ranked among top five in the world. The Global
League Table ranks 40 best education countries of the world with Finland and
South Korea occupying first and second position. Other countries of interest
among international students like UK, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and USA
are ranked 6th, 8th, 10th 13th and 17th respectively. The last 40th position in the table is
occupied by Indonesia.
Education
Top 20 Countries:
1.
Finland
2.
South Korea
3.
Hong Kong
4.
Japan
5.
Singapore
6.
UK
7.
Netherlands
8.
New Zealand
9.
Switzerland
10.
Canada
11.
Ireland
12.
Denmark
13.
Australia
14.
Poland
15.
Germany
16.
Belgium
17.
USA
18.
Hungary
19.
Slovakia
20.
Russia
The
ranking has been arrived at after careful study of several relevant parameters
such as education system, school entrance age, class size, government spending
on education, teacher salaries, number of people going to University,
degree of school choice, culture of learning, educational achievements,
cognitive skills, literacy and graduation rate. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, and
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study assessments was also taken
into account.
There
is great news for all those working in schools and colleges. The study by
Pearson concludes that having a culture that is supportive of learning is
vitally important to educational success. While investing in education
"undoubtedly reaps rewards", study suggested that a culture of
support for education is probably more important. It also added that there was
no substitute for high quality teaching. The best performing countries
attract top talent, train teachers throughout their careers and allow legitimate
freedom too.
The
research is designed to help policymakers, school leaders and academics
identify the key factors which drive improved educational outcomes.