BEST COUNTRIES FOR EDUCATION An investment in knowledge

pays the best interest.

AROUND THE WORLD -Benjamin Franklin-
EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT ?!
“Education,” as Nelson Mandela said, “is the most powerful
weapon which you can use to change the world.”
And while every country on Earth has a schooling system,
there’s a vast discrepancy in how well each country is able
to use it and arm its children with education, leaving the
most successful, high-income nations racing ahead of the
struggling ones.
 SOUTH KOREA
No. 1 overall, and in “Educational Attainment,” in Pearson
Education’s annual global educational performance report as well
as fifth in both reading and math on the PISA survey. Long hours of
study have helped the students become so successful, reports the
BBC, noting that, “South Korean parents spend thousands … a year
on after-school tuition,” for their kids’ evening cram sessions —
every day.
 SOUTH KOREA-FACTS
16-Hour School Day
 Oh, respected Teacher…
In South Korea, people put a great emphasis on
In Korea, the saying is “Teachers are as high
education. An average high school student spends about 16
as God“.
hours a day studying. Usually, the school day of such student
starts at 8 AM and ends at 10 PM. You wouldn’t guess that from their pay scale,
but teachers hold a valuable and respected
Cleaning at Schools place in society. Korea emphasizes
education and schooling to the power of a
Each morning, before the school bell rings, South Korean hundred. As a result, Korea possesses a high
students take responsibility for the cleanliness of their school. regard for its Korean teachers as being
For sure, there are employed janitors as well, but things like
pillars of the schooling system.
trash on the school grounds are usually done by students.
”THE MORE THAT YOU READ, THE MORE THINGS
YOU WILL KNOW, THE MORE THAT YOU LEARN,
THE MORE PLACES YOU’LL GO.”
– DR. SEUSS–
 THANK YOU!
Anița Theo
Bibliography: Covalciuc Vladislava
https://www.globalcitize
n.org/en/content/best-
Pavel Mihaela
countries-education/ Tabârța Karina