According to 24/7 Wall Street, the Ten Most Educated Countries in the world are:
10. Finland
Pct. population with postsecondary education: 37%
Avg. annual growth rate (1999 – 2009): 1.8% (3rd lowest)
GDP per capita: $36,585 (14th highest)
Pop. change (2000 – 2009): 3.15% (10th lowest)
9. Australia
Pct. population with postsecondary education: 37%
Avg. annual growth rate (1999 – 2009): 3.3% (11th lowest)
GDP per capita: $40,719 (6th highest)
Pop. change (2000 – 2009): 14.63% (3rd highest)
8. United Kingdom
Pct. population with postsecondary education: 37%
Avg. annual growth rate (1999 – 2009): 4.0% (9th highest)
GDP per capita: $35,504 (16th highest)
Pop. change (2000 – 2009): 3.47% (13th lowest)
7. Norway
Pct. population with postsecondary education: 37%
Avg. annual growth rate (1999 – 2009): N/A
GDP per capita: $56,617 (2nd highest)
Pop. change (2000 – 2009): 7.52% (14th highest)
6. South Korea
Pct. population with postsecondary education: 39%
Avg. annual growth rate (1999 – 2009): 5.3% (5th highest)
GDP per capita: $29,101 (13th lowest)
Pop. change (2000 – 2009): 3.70% (14th lowest)
5. New Zealand
Pct. population with postsecondary education: 40%
Avg. annual growth rate (1999 – 2009): 3.5% (14th lowest)
GDP per capita: $29,871 (14th lowest)
Pop. change (2000 – 2009): 11.88% (8th largest)
4. United States
Pct. population with postsecondary education: 41%
Avg. annual growth rate (1999 – 2009): 1.4% (the lowest)
GDP per capita: $46,588 (4th highest)
Pop. change (2000 – 2009): 8.68% (12th highest)
3. Japan
Pct. population with postsecondary education: 44%
Avg. annual growth rate (1999 – 2009): 3.2% (10th lowest)
GDP per capita: $33,751 (17th lowest)
Pop. change (2000 – 2009): 0.46% (6th lowest)
2. Israel
Pct. population with postsecondary education: 45%
Avg. annual growth rate (1999 – 2009): N/A
GDP per capita: $28,596 (12th lowest)
Pop. change (2000 – 2009): 19.02% (the highest)
1. Canada
Pct. population with postsecondary education: 50%
Avg. annual growth rate (1999 – 2009): 2.3% (5th lowest)
GDP per capita: $39,070 (10th highest)
Pop. change (2000 – 2009): 9.89% (10th highest)
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5 comments to The Ten Most Educated Countries in the World
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cin2tan remember 'master jack' & 'single girl' !?
have NOT heard them at all lah !!
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Shadower Hi Masterwordsmith/Cin2tan
I could NOT resist the small challenge put up by cin2tan regarding Master Jack and Single Girl, LOL.
For Master Jack go here:
http://pathtroddennot.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/four-jacks-jill-master-jack.html
and for Single Girl go here:
http://pathtroddennot.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/blast-from-60s.html
Always happy to share the music, and there is plenty more. Enjoy!
Shadower
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cin2tan One more pls : 'where's the place called lonely street' by EB too.
Shadower Good evening Masterwordsmith
Thanks for your feedback that you left on my site at The Path Less trodden. I am really pleased to find "Stuck In The 70s Vol. 1" much to your liking. There was much to like in the 70s. For some reason the movie "The Exorcist" comes to mind, and to me, Linda Blair aside, the scenes in the movie encapsulated many things about the 70s, ie the fashion, the hair, the politics. Funny too, I remembered so much about the 70s, considering a big part of the 70s was spent as a kid who chose to confront the dire poverty I was in, by hiding behind books (those days were Enid Blyton, Alfred Hitchcock, Biggles, hardy Boys/Nancy Drew etc etc) and also surprise surprise, MUSIC! The best present I had as a kid was a Panasonic cassette player, and boy did I wear it down time and again!
The one regret I have was to not be musically trained, not a single instrument, not a single note!Sigh! This, of course I was determined not to deny my three kids the joy of music, so the two girls picked up violin, and the youngest boy guitar.
I was also flabbergasted when you mentioned that those records you have bought ended up being thrown away:) They would have been worth a tidy sum as collectors' memorabilia, especially the original Beatles albums, they seemed to command a premium. Before I started my CD collection, I was into collecting LPs/records as well. Most of the nearly 1000 pieces I purchased in Australia, and I shipped them back to Malaysia, and last I recalled they are sitting in a dungeon somewhere......:)
Sorry to hear that Robin Gibb's passing has hit so hard. Actually time has not been kind by dealing a one two punch as Donna Summer was gone too. I grew up listening a LOT to their music. There was a time in the late 70s whereby you turned on the radio and realised that The Bee Gees, Donna Summer ruled the airwaves together with Boney M and Abba.
Anyway, enough of my rambling:) Why not celebrate by listening to their music? Allow me to guide you to some links for the following:
1) Stuck in the 70s Volume 2 can be found here:
http://roadlesstraveledindeed.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/stuck-in-70s-volume-two.html
or the parallel link:
http://pathtroddennot.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/stuck-in-70s-volume-two.html
2) Have you listened before to a rare under-rated Bee Gees album released in 1981 called " Living Eyes"? If not you are in for a treat as personally I rate that album as one of their strongest, but not necessarily their commercial best. Have a listen to one of the album's strongest track "Paradise" here:
http://roadlesstraveledindeed.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/so-you-think-you-know-bee-gees.html
Hope you enjoy the music Masterwordsmith. Drop by and say Hi when you can!
Your fellow blogger
Shadower