Where to get the best education in the world? Notifications In which country is it better to get higher education.

Date of: 19.02.2022

Education in the modern world plays one of the most important roles in the development of mankind. In the modern world, it is no longer possible to achieve anything without modern education, it is impossible to make discoveries without studying the knowledge of previous generations. That is why all modern states pay such attention to science and education. The day has come when the expression "Knowledge is power" so sharply and accurately formulates the development of mankind.

It so happened historically that some high-tech countries create a kind of monopoly in the field of education. The largest and most important scientific and educational centers are mainly concentrated in North America and Europe.

In addition, tuition prices also vary greatly, depending on the rating of the educational institution.

Here are the 25 best educational institutions of the 2016-2017 academic year according to an independent audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers (Pwс):

	Name	The country	Number of students	Student:teacher ratio	Foreign students
1	Oxford University	Great Britain	19718	11.0	35%
2	California Institute of Technology	USA	2181	6.7	27%
3	Stanford University	USA	15658	7.7	22%
4	Cambridge university	Great Britain	18605	11.3	35%
5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	USA	11192	8.8	34%
6	Harvard University	USA	1989	8.8	25%
7	Princeton University	USA	7925	8.4	23%
8	Imperial College London	Great Britain	15236	11.3	52%
9	ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology	Switzerland	18616	14.9	37%
10	University of California, Berkeley	USA	34834	12.0	16%
10	University of Chicago	USA	13486	6.2	24%
12	Yale university	USA	11946	4.4	21%
13	University of Pennsylvania	USA	20367	6.5	20%
14	University of California, Los Angeles	USA	38392	9.9	16%
15	University College London	Great Britain	28602	10.5	47%
16	Columbia University	USA	25659	6.0	30%
17	Johns Hopkins University	USA	15303	3.5	24%
18	Duke University	USA	15204	4.8	17%
19	Cornell University	USA	21593	9.9	20%
20	Northwestern University	USA	1857	14.0	16%
21	Michigan State University	USA	41912	8.8	16%
22	University of Toronto	Canada	68093	18.8	16%
23	Carnegie Mellon University	USA	12311	13.2	38%
24	National University of Singapore	Singapore	31111	16.7	32%
25	London School of Economics and Political Science	Great Britain	9401	11.5	70%

For comparison, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MGU) took 188th place, the rest did not even make it into the top 300.

However, as it is not difficult to understand, studying at the above universities costs a lot of money, about $40,000 a year, which is about 2 million rubles a year. You also need to go through a competition, not everyone is taken there. You can enter for free, but not everywhere and with a big competition.

To get an education abroad, you can enter universities that are less titled, but also have a high level of education quality. In addition, it is not necessary to go to the USA or the UK, almost all countries of Western Europe have good universities.

the site has prepared its TOP 50 best countries for education:

	The country	Number of universities international class	Overall ranking of universities
1		13	107.846
2		10	184.900
3		11	203.455
4		41	216.439
5		8	226.000
6		7	243.857
7		148	280.318
8		5	297.600
9		26	318.269
10		35	324.286
11		6	333.000
12		9	340.556
13		29	359.667
14		8	379.125
15		9	381.125
16		2	386.500
17		91	387.692
18		6	391.667
19		38	404.947
20		4	449.250
21		25	497.960
22		6	504.167
23		8	514.875
24		2	553.500
25		8	562.000
26		27	566.963
27		3	576.000
28		3	583.333
29		2	622.000
30		52	631.692
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Education is one of the most important components of our world, because without proper education, our new generation will not have a future, because without it they simply cannot survive in this complex world. Surprisingly, it would seem that the importance of this is obvious, but in different countries the education systems are not identical. There are countries in which education is a priority area of life, and there are those where it is not paid attention at all.

A good education is the best investment in the world, it returns to the owners very slowly, but when the time comes, in fact, it will not only pay off, but also bring profit. A good education system does not mean strict discipline, the main quality here. All developed countries can boast of quality education, which is the key to their success. The rest of the countries are still working in this direction, but some of the successes in the educational field cannot be overlooked.

TOP 10 countries whose education systems are recognized as the best in the world

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Poland

It is the first country in the world to have its own Ministry of Education, which still works in the best and proper way. This is expressed in many educational successes, but the country has received the highest awards more than once in the field of mathematics and other fundamental sciences. Poland has a high literacy rate.

Polish higher education is recognized in many countries due to the consistently high quality of education. This country is also the best choice for international students. The history of education in Poland goes back to the 12th century. 70% of students in this country are taught in English.

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Ireland's education system is considered one of the best, as education in this country is completely free. Mind you, it's free at all levels, including higher education and colleges. Therefore, Ireland's success in this area is recognized throughout the world, and it takes its place of honor in our list. Now the emphasis in education has shifted to learning and teaching in the Irish language.

In this country, education is compulsory for all children, all educational institutions, including even private ones, are fully funded by the government in order to provide free and quality education at all levels to all residents of the country. That is why in Ireland about 89% of the population has a compulsory level of schooling.

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The population of this country is the most literary educated in the world, which reflects the quality of education in this region. And this is another country with free education at all levels, but some private schools still require payment.

A feature of the education system here is that until the age of sixteen, students are required to devote a full day to learning. Further, teenagers have the right to choose whether they want to study full-time or part-time, to go further or not to higher education. Educational institutions in the Netherlands are divided into religious and public.

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Canada is known for the fact that due to the high quality of education, many students from different countries prefer this country for higher education.

The rules of the education system differ from province to province, but there is one thing that is common throughout the country - the government of this country pays a lot of attention to the quality and standards of education, so Canada has a much higher percentage of school education. But there are much fewer people who want to study in higher educational institutions than in previous countries. Education is mainly funded by the government of each individual province.

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Great Britain

This is a country that is well known throughout the world for its quality of education, not only at the school level, but also at the level of higher education. Oxford University is the number one university in the world. Great Britain is also known as a pioneer in the field of education, because the history of educational institutions and the formation of the education system as a whole has passed a very long period here.

But, surprisingly, the UK does not pay much attention to the quality of education at the primary and secondary levels, although higher education scores excellent in all respects. Therefore, this country is in sixth place on our list. It is worth noting that the UK education system ranks second in Europe.

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This country is known for giving maximum freedom to schoolchildren and students. Education here is completely free, meals are also paid by the school administration if the student is present at the school full time. Despite this, much attention is paid to attracting students to higher education institutions.

Therefore, this country is also known as the leader in the number of people who complete any form of education consecutively. A fairly large budget for education is allocated here. It is equal to € 11.1 billion, which allows the country to have a quality education from primary to higher levels. Finland has almost 100% literacy, which also indicates a high level of the educational system.

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This country is included in our list due to the fact that, according to research, the population of Hong Kong has the highest IQ on the planet. In terms of the level of the education system and the literacy of people, this country surpasses many other countries. High success in the field of technology is also achieved thanks to an excellent education system. So this country, which is also called the business center of the world, is well suited for higher education. However, here they want to achieve high standards for development in all areas of education. Compulsory for all is 9 years of schooling.

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Singapore

Singapore is another leader in the average IQ of its population. Here, special attention is paid to both the volume and quality of education, and to the schoolchildren and students themselves, who study and receive certificates. Singapore is not only one of the richest countries, but also one of the most educated. And it is education that plays a key role in the success of the country.

It is indicative that the country spares no expense for the quality of education. Every year $ 12.1 billion is invested in this area, so here the literacy rate is more than 96%.

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South Korea

You will be very surprised by the fact that ten years ago, few people in the world spoke about the education system of this country. But South Korea is developing rapidly, and already last year it ranked first in a similar list. The country leads in the number of people with higher education. And this is not only because studying is popular.

Education is the basic life principle of the population. This country is far ahead of the rest of the world in terms of technological development, which is achieved thanks to the education system and government reforms. The annual budget for education in this country is $ 11.3 billion, so the literacy rate here is 99.9%.

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The most famous country in the world in terms of its level of technology takes the first place in this list due to its reforms of the educational system. They managed to completely change the model of education and create an effective control system in this area. After the complete collapse of the economy of this country, education became the only source of development for Japan. This country has a very long history of education, the traditions of which are preserved to this day. The literacy rate of the population is also 99.9%, although only primary education is compulsory.

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Conclusion

It was an article about countries with the best education systems in the world.

Many people dream of getting a diploma from a world-famous university, but not everyone can: someone lacks patience, and someone lacks money. If the first indicator is purely individual (you need to learn the language and go through several circles of bureaucratic hell at the international level), then in the second case they can pay for you here and there: your homeland will give money for a promise to return, and a foreign university - for your brains.

Russia does not know how many and to which countries students fly away: no one keeps statistics, and only UNESCO provides the data that departments and educational centers rely on. The rating is published every few years, and the most recent data that is available today is for 2015, it shows that there are more students studying abroad. In 2015, there were 56.3 thousand such students - this is 1.5% of all students in Russia. In the 1990s, only 13,000 clever men and women could afford to study at Harvard and Cambridge; in 2007, there were already 37,000. In 2013, the figure for the first time exceeded 50 thousand people.

The desire to study abroad among Russians is only growing stronger, mediators between students and universities say this. Previously, they were approached by students and young professionals who dream of a master's degree and additional education abroad, but now among the clients there are schoolchildren whose parents want their children to receive a competitive education from an early age.

Moms and dads are interested in their children entering top universities - Harvard, Stanford. But secondary education abroad is paid: depending on the level of the school, parents will have to pay from 20 to 60 thousand dollars a year, - says Evgenia Efremova, academic director of the Golden Ambassador educational center.

Unlike a school, you can enter a foreign university for free - the universities themselves are ready to invest in smart foreigners: they give scholarships, grants, loans and the opportunity to work at the department in parallel with their studies. In Russia, too, they do not argue that foreign education is needed: since 2014, the state program “Global Education” has been operating in the country, under which a student receives a grant of up to 2.5 million rubles to study at one of the 288 universities approved by the program. The only condition is that after training you will have to work at home for at least three years.

A lighthouse in the sea of higher education is the QS rating: for several years, the British company Quacquarelli Symonds has been calculating the academic indices of universities and making up the top universities on the planet. The US and the UK are in the top five in a 4-to-1 format with Massachusetts Institute of Technology leading the way, followed by Stanford, Harvard and Caltech, and Cambridge in fifth place. Russia also appeared in the top 100 universities on the planet: Lomonosov Moscow State University occupies 95th place.

We have chosen the most popular countries among Russian students, looked at prestigious universities, calculated the average price tag of annual education in universities and give their contacts. Study and plan: almost everywhere you have time to apply for the next academic year.

USA

The USA is the leader in international education: every third university in the top 100 of the QS ranking is American. In first place is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - an innovator in the world of robotics and artificial intelligence. Along with IT specialists, the institute produces strong lawyers, economists, linguists, political scientists and even philologists. Every second university in the United States is competitive: everywhere students are lured into research work, programs and education standards are often changed. The price of education increases with the level of the university and the number of stars in the teaching staff.

The cost of training - from 10,000 dollars a year.

Tip: do not look at the top universities in America - it is almost impossible to enter them from scratch. Thousands of Americans are preparing for Harvard, Stanford, California from school, the Chinese are in great competition, who have had a fashion for elite education in recent years. If there is a goal to enter the USA, it is worth considering lower-ranking and even private universities - they are ready to pay a scholarship and additional money for scientific developments, these funds will be enough to pay for their studies. In addition, universities give loans: they pay the missing amount, which must be returned after graduation.

Where to apply: Massachusetts Institute of Technology - contacts ; Harvard University - contacts ; Johns Hopkins University - contacts ; University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - contacts ; University of Washington - contacts .

Czech

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The most popular country among Russian students due to easy admission compared to the same States and the availability of education. Charles University is the oldest university in Prague, subjects are taught in Czech and English. By the way, with a certificate of knowledge of Czech, you can apply for free education. Among the iconic state universities are the Czech Technical University, Brno Technical University, Palacky University and Masaryk University. State universities provide fundamental education, that is, you can study in them both in a technical specialty and in the humanities.

The cost of training is from 5000 euros per year.

Tip: The Czech Republic is popular, but why go there? The quality of education is not very different from Russian: the same Charles University occupies the 314th line of QS - this is lower than Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University, Novosibirsk State University and Moscow's Baumanka.

Where to apply: Charles University - contacts ; Czech Technical University in Prague - contacts ; Masaryk University - contacts ; Brno University of Technology - contacts ; Palacký University in Olomouc - contacts .

China

Newcomer country in the field of international education. The PRC is a kind of Turkey in the university services market: the service develops and becomes more expensive every year. In the top QS universities are Tsinghua, Beijing, Fudan and Shanghai, almost everywhere there are programs in English. In recent years, representative offices of Western universities have opened in China: Harvard, Johns Hopkins University and others have already developed joint programs with China, the prices for which are lower than the original (like many things in China).

Cost - from 1000 dollars a year.

Tip: many universities give you a year to learn the language in parallel with the main program. Break the system, learn Chinese in advance, because paid education will cost less with it: if a year in English is on average six thousand dollars, the same program in the native Chinese language costs from one thousand to four thousand dollars.

Where to apply: Tsinghua University - contacts ; Peking University - contacts ; Fudan University - contacts ; Shanghai Jiao Tong University - contacts ; University of Science and Technology of China - contacts; Harbin Institute of Technology - contacts .

Great Britain

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Studying at Cambridge, Oxford or King's College is the golden dream of students. Future trendsetters, art creators, techies, and recently lawyers come to the kingdom for knowledge - the British legislative system is similar to the Russian one.

Tuition - from 9000 pounds per year.

Advice: even if they managed to enter, after the diploma many graduates will be disappointed - it is quite difficult to get a job in the UK, so many return to their homeland. Study the country's labor market if you plan to stay there: what specialists are needed, how much they are paid. If the expectations of employers coincide with your picture of the world - storm the universities, but do not forget that British public universities are among the most invincible in the world.

Relatively close in distance from Russia, Holland offers international programs in English, and at the same time for relatively little money. The top 100 QS includes the Delft University of Technology and the University of Amsterdam.

The cost of training is from 6000 euros per year.

Tip: Holland has applied education, a large selection of programs and a research base, so fans of IT, natural sciences and international specialties - business, management and diplomacy - seek it there.

Where to apply: Delft University of Technology - contacts ; University of Amsterdam - contacts; Eindhoven University of Technology - contacts ; Utrecht University - contacts ; Leiden University - contacts ; University of Groningen - contacts ; Wageningen University - contacts .

The rules for admission are the same, no matter what country you are going to. First you need to pass an English proficiency test (at least the TOEFL level), and in Prague almost all major universities require a minimum knowledge of Czech, then you need to convince the commission that you should study by writing a motivation letter in English. The next step is recommendations from teachers and supervisors in Russia (also in a foreign language), then pass the exams and wait until you are enrolled.

The requirements for English in universities in Europe are lower than in the States, so before taking the test, it is better to clarify what score at the university of your dreams is considered sufficient.

A photo: Evgenia Bikunova (infographic)

The first letter from the university is an invitation to study. You need to answer it, make a deposit (if education is paid) and prepare a package of documents - almost all institutions accept online, but some may ask to attend the enrollment in person. The deadlines for submitting documents and enrollment are different in the universities of the world. If you want to study next year, then in America the documents are waiting until January, in Canada - until February, the admission campaign in Germany starts in the spring, and in China you can apply until the summer. An approximate response from universities is within two months.

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It is considered the standard of academic preparation. The education system in the UK is based on centuries-old traditions, but this does not prevent it from being modern and keeping up with new technologies.

Diplomas from English schools and universities are valued all over the world, and the education received is an excellent start for an international career. Every year more than 50 thousand foreign students come here to study.

about the country

Great Britain, despite its conservatism, is one of the most prosperous countries in Europe. It played an important role in the creation of parliamentary democracy, the development of world science and art, for several centuries this country has been a legislator in the world of art, literature, music and fashion. Many important discoveries were made in Great Britain: the steam locomotive, the modern bicycle, stereo sound, antibiotics, HTML, and many others. Services, especially banking, insurance, education and tourism, account for most of the GDP today, while the share of manufacturing is declining, taking up only 18% of the workforce.

The UK is a great place to practice your English, and not just because it's the official language. It is also a great opportunity to learn the "British accent" and get to know the culture of this great power. The myths about British restraint are somewhat exaggerated - residents will be interested in talking to you, and any seller in the store will be happy to talk about the weather and local news before issuing a check.

is in the top 20 countries in terms of happiness according to analysts of the international project "Sustainable Development Solutions Network" (2014-2016)
is in the top 10 countries in terms of living standards Prosperity Index-2016 (5th place in terms of business conditions, 6th place in terms of education)
London - 3rd place in the ranking of the best cities in the world for students (Best Student Cities-2017)

Secondary education

Each British school has a history and centuries-old traditions passed down from generation to generation. Among the graduates of private schools are members of the royal family and prominent people: Prince William and his father Prince Charles of Wales, British Prime Ministers Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain, mathematician and writer Lewis Carroll, Indira Gandhi and many others.

Most British schools are located in small towns or far from populated areas and are surrounded by magnificent nature, which ensures the safety of living and learning for children. Classes are small, 10-15 people each, so the teacher knows each student and his characteristics well. In addition to the main program, an important place is given to creative and sports activities - from field hockey to pottery.

Foreign students can enroll in a private boarding school at the age of 14 for the GCSE program - a high school program, after which the student takes 6-8 exams and then goes to the A-level or International Baccalaureate (IB) high school programs. If at A-Level a student chooses 3-4 subjects for study, then at IB - 6 of 6 thematic blocks: mathematics, art, natural sciences, man and society, foreign languages, main language and literature. Children choose compulsory and optional subjects, according to their plans for higher education. Starting from the 9th grade, university admissions consultants work with students to help determine the direction of study, choose suitable universities and prepare well for applying. A high school diploma allows students to enter universities around the world.

Higher education

The UK has been a leader in higher education for centuries. The high quality of education is confirmed by independent ratings.

Of course, the most famous universities with an impeccable reputation, which applicants from all over the world strive to get into, are the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. However, other British universities, for example, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Exeter. The University of Sheffield provides quality training in all areas of knowledge.

6 British universities are in the top 20 in the QS ranking 2016/2017
7 universities are in the top 50 according to THE World University Rankings-2016
8 universities are in the top 100 of the Shanghai ranking-2016

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Recently, the British edition of The Times published a ranking of the best learning systems in the world. This ranking was based on results from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), a test that assesses students' literacy and ability to apply what they have learned.

The testing itself takes place every three years, and teenagers at the age of 15 take part in it. The test was first held in 2000, with Finland taking first place. Oddly enough, 12 years later, our Scandinavian neighbors showed exactly the same result: first place in the PISA test. Places from second to fifth were taken by four Asian countries: South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore, thus denoting the highest level of education in the entire region.

And only in sixth place was the UK education system, which enjoys continued popularity in the post-Soviet space. Seventh place went to Holland, eighth to New Zealand, ninth place in the study was occupied by schoolchildren from Switzerland and tenth by Canadian teenagers. Neither the United States, nor even Russia, made it into the top ten.

What is the secret to the success of countries with the best education systems? The DELFI portal decided to take a closer look at the education systems of the first seven countries from the latest PISA list.

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In Finland, children are required to enter school the year they turn seven. The year before, children are entitled to pre-primary education, which can be implemented in a kindergarten or school. But it is not mandatory.

For the first six years of their education, Finnish students do not receive grades and do not pore over notebooks and textbooks at home in an attempt to solve their homework. The same applies to exams - this is a rarity in the elementary grades of Finnish schools.

All children, regardless of their level of knowledge, study together. This is partly the reason why the difference between the most talented and the most mediocre student in Finland is not catastrophic.

The maximum number of students in a class is 16. This allows teachers to pay attention to each individual student, and children spend more time not trying to hear what the teacher is talking about, but doing practical tasks.

Primary school students in Finland spend up to 75 minutes a day at recess, compared to 29 minutes in the US.

At the same time, teachers spend no more than four hours a day directly in front of the audience and devote two hours a week exclusively to professional growth.

In general, in Finland, teachers are treated with great respect, but they also demand a lot from them. Every teacher in the country must have a master's degree. At the same time, in order to get your first job at school, you need to be with at least 10% of the best graduates of your course.

The popularity of the profession in the country speaks for itself: in 2006, 6,600 people applied for 660 basic school teacher positions. At the same time, the average salary of a teacher in Finland is about 25,000 euros per year.

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Korean children go to school from the age of six. Prior to this, the country has the opportunity to send the child to a kindergarten (from the age of three), in which primary education takes place, but this is not at all necessary.

Primary school lasts in South Korea for six years (from 6 to 12 years of age), after which the child moves to an incomplete secondary school, where he studies until he is 15 years old. Most often, children enroll in a school that is close to their home and do not have the opportunity to choose their educational institution until, at the age of 15, they have to choose between further professional or academic education in the so-called upper secondary school.

The school curriculum in the country is developed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, and it is reviewed every 10 years. Each school must teach its students the disciplines listed in it. However, the management of the educational institution has the right to add something of its own to the list of subjects.

In elementary school, there is only one teacher. He teaches ethics, Korean, mathematics, basic sciences and social sciences, music, and art. In addition, in schools, it is mandatory to instill in children the skills to solve various problems, the traditions and culture of the country, and also strengthen the basic principles of life by describing real "incidents at work" .

Junior high school, which children enter at 12, makes much more serious demands on their students: teenagers spend 14 hours a day, five days a week in school. At the same time, the total number of teaching hours per year reaches a thousand. At the same time, the number of students in one single class increases from about 26 to 35 people. There are no exams for moving to the next class in South Korea. Pupils move on solely because of their age. Entrance examinations will have to be taken only before entering the senior high school at the age of 15. Instead, South Korean students are regularly assessed on several dimensions, such as academic performance, extracurricular activities and class attendance, special achievement, and moral development. All this data, however, will not be used until the teenager decides where to go.

Teaching is a highly respected profession in South Korea, not least because of job stability, excellent working conditions, and fairly high salaries. On average, a teacher can expect to earn €41,000 a year, and a host of perks could raise that to €62,000. All teachers are required to have a bachelor's degree, and teaching staff is recruited from the top 5% of university graduates.

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The education system in Hong Kong strongly resembles the South Korean version in its structure. From three to six years old, children attend a kindergarten, where they have pre-school education provided, unlike in South Korea, by private organizations. At the age of six, the child enters elementary school, at 12 he goes to incomplete secondary school, where he studies until the age of 15. Finally, he is waiting for two years in high school.

In Hong Kong, students are not so strongly attached to their place of residence and the school that is located nearby. Up to 50% of a school's students may not live in its immediate surroundings. At the same time, however, it is worth considering that about 60% of the total number of students who do not live near the school are reserved for the children of the school staff and siblings of those children who are already studying in this educational institution.

There are no examinations in the first six years of education for children. Prior to 2012, the education system in Hong Kong provided for two examinations, one after the completion of junior high school and the second after completion of high school. From next year, there will be only one exam - after the end of the entire training cycle.

Hong Kong schools have several training programs: morning, afternoon or all-day. Most schools follow the latter option.

Many programs provide not only teaching teenagers in the classroom, but also their active practical application outside the school. Teaching is conducted in Chinese, English is used as the second teaching language.

In Hong Kong, as in Korea, a large number of efforts are aimed at modernizing the learning process and minimizing paper sources of information in the educational process.

Despite the significant number of students in the class - sometimes their number can reach 40 people - a teacher in Hong Kong spends only 10-12 hours a week directly in front of the audience.

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The variant of Japanese school education is minimally different from some general Asian "standard": optional three years of kindergarten, then six years of elementary school, followed by three years of junior high school and three more senior high schools.

Compulsory for Japanese students are six years of elementary school and three years of junior high school. After that, a 15-year-old teenager may not even study at all, but almost 95% of Japanese students choose to continue their education in an older high school.

Moral education and self-control are also found among common elementary school subjects such as native language and literature, arithmetic, social sciences, music, and physical education.

In elementary and junior high schools, Japanese teachers use the principle of "holistic learning", which means that at any given time, all students in the class are working on the same task. Despite this, the lessons rarely take the form of a lecture, most often it is a joint discussion or work on projects and common assignments.

Until recently, Japanese students were forced to spend six days a week in school, do an impossible amount of homework, and in between these two things, find time for tutors (especially when preparing for university exams). New reforms have reduced the school schedule in Japan to five days a week, but the amount of homework has not changed. Add here a short summer vacation and get a portrait of a typical Japanese schoolchild, tortured by extracurricular education, almost more than all his peers from other countries of the world.

Exams in Japanese schools take place at the end of junior high school and high school and have a big impact on where a student goes in the next stage of education. During the entire course of study at school, teachers evaluate students using a variety of tests and homework. At the same time, class teachers spend a lot of time with their students, not only within the walls of the school, but also outside it.

The teaching profession in Japan is highly respected and difficult enough to get. Only 14% of those who aspire to become teachers end up with teaching diplomas, and only 30-40% of those who do get a job as a teacher.

The average salary of a teacher after 15 years in school is about 38,000 euros per year, and they spend almost half the time in the classroom than their counterparts in the US (27% of their total working time compared to 53%).

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Children go to school in Singapore from the age of six. Education in it is divided into several stages, of which only the first is obligatory - six years of elementary school. Next comes the high school with many different options, the final is the pre-university course.

In the basic school (they study there until the age of 12), children are taught their native language, English (mandatory), mathematics and many small but important subjects such as aesthetic education, physical education, music, etc. at the end of elementary school, children are waiting for an exam, which is called the Primary School Leaving Examination.

After that, you can not go anywhere else, but the vast majority of children prefer to spend at least another four years studying. In secondary school, there is a division into courses: special (4-6 years), express (4 years), normal academic (5 years), normal technical (4 years) and pre-professional (1-4 years).

Depending on the course, students receive a General Certificate of Education of different levels (in ascending order - N, O or A) and can either stop at this, or continue their education further and, upon receiving a certificate of level "A", go to university.

Not everyone who wants to become a teacher becomes a teacher in Singapore. Potential teachers are selected from the top 30% of university graduates. But even this does not always help to become a teacher, since the competition for a place in the school is very high.

In addition to salaries - an average of around 35,000 euros per year - teachers in Singapore have a chance to receive a significant amount of bonuses, sometimes as high as 30% of their salary. The amount of the bonus is calculated based on the results of a rigorous annual review of the teacher's performance, professional qualities, visible potential and the active home institution.

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The British education system, it seems, does not depend at all on what place the country occupies in PISA tests - they went there, they go there and they will go there. Not least because of a certain touch of elitism in British educational institutions. Especially if we are talking about a boarding school, whose age is remembered only with reverence.

Most often, such boarding schools are, firstly, quite elite, both in terms of the society gathered in them, and in terms of the finances necessary for teaching a child there. And, secondly, the chosen boarding house will most likely be exclusively for boys or for girls. There are many arguments in favor of separate education, just like in favor of joint schools, while none of them is decisive.

In general, education in the UK begins at the age of five, when a child enters primary school. Education in it lasts up to 12 years, and homework at this time in an English school may not be.

This opportunity appeared for primary school teachers in early 2012, when the country's Minister of Education announced that now each teacher will decide for himself whether to ask him something at home or manage by other means. Checking the comprehensibility of the material is most often carried out with the help of an essay or a project that needs to be completed. However, they refused to introduce such concessions for secondary school students.

Education in elementary school ends with an exam - Common Entrance Examination. Passing the exam is your ticket to high school. There, the teenager spends a few more years and at the age of 16 passes the next final exam - GCSE (certificate of general secondary education). This certificate is a requirement for all students in the UK.

Schools in the UK also try to adhere to the rules that were formed a long time ago and since then have been an integral part of British education - compulsory school uniforms, active participation in charity, regular social work.

Until the age of 8, classes are most often conducted by one teacher, after that subject teachers appear and more attention begins to be paid to what is necessary for successful completion of final exams at school.

In closed boarding schools, education can take place on an individual basis or in groups where children are gathered according to their abilities. There are also additional subjects that may not be in a regular school. This is not surprising, since private schools in England have the right not to adhere to the national curriculum. Most often, boarding schools leave the backbone of this program, simply adding to it a large number of courses, among which you can choose the ones you need.

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Children in the Netherlands can start attending pre-school at the age of three, but most often this happens at the age of 4, and from the age of five it is compulsory. From the age of five to 12, flyers in the Netherlands attend elementary school, after which they will have to take an exam.

The results of the exam largely determine where the child will go to study. Three possibilities open before him: preparatory secondary education (VMBO) - 4 years, general secondary or pre-university education (HAVO) - 5 years, pre-university education (VWO) - 6 years. However, in the first two years of study, their educational programs practically copy each other, which greatly facilitates the transition between them for those students who, for some reason, decided to change the program as a whole. Beginning in 2007, completion of one of these programs is mandatory for students.

The educational program is established by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, but any school has the right to add to it what it considers necessary for learning. In elementary school, teenagers learn three languages at once - Dutch, Frisian and English, mathematics, social studies, drawing and physical education.

At the end of elementary school, an exam is held, which is a test with several answers to questions and is intended rather to identify the ability of a teenager in certain sciences, a week for the usual assessment of his knowledge. In addition, teachers and the school principal prepare a detailed report on the work of a particular student, which will be used when a teenager enters a secondary school.

During the learning process, students' knowledge is assessed in the ways we are accustomed to: assessments for homework, classroom work, and oral examinations.

Among other things, parents of students are usually actively involved in the work of schools. More than 90% of parents did some kind of one-time odd job for schools; 53% helped with classroom teaching; 56% have been members of PTAs at some time and 60% have provided and continue to provide assistance outside the classroom – in the library, school newspaper, preparation of teaching materials, etc. All this allows them to be aware of all the problems and successes of their own children and direct them, if necessary, in the right direction.

At the same time, Holland now lacks good, professional teachers. And this is despite a quite decent salary of about 60 thousand dollars a year, which the government of the country is trying to keep at a level, while at the same time modernizing the way of obtaining an appropriate education.