Best and Worst Countries for Education

06/18/2003

Best and Worst Countries for Education

"My rule always was to do the business of the day in the day." - Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

BEST AND WORST COUNTRIES FOR EDUCATION

The Human Development Report produced by the United Nations (http://hdr.undp.org/) ranked nations in terms of their adult literacy and school enrollment rates. In 2001 the results were as follows:

Ten Best Countries for Education

1. Australia
1. Belgium
1. Finland
1. Netherlands
1. New Zealand
1. Sweden
1. United Kingdom
8. Norway
8. Canada
8. United States
8. Denmark

Ten Worst Countries for Education

1. Niger
2. Burkina Faso
3. Sierra Leone
4. Guinea
5. Ethiopia
6. Angola
6. Mali
6. Mozambique
6. Senegal
10. Burundi
10. Guinea-Bissau

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