Education – the compulsory element for success – is becoming increasingly international in today’s fast growing era. Though great improvements have been achieved in the past few decades, yet a great deal remains to be done.
Here is the list containing the 15 most educated countries in the world according to their literacy percentage:
15 – Mali, 26.2%
14 – South Sudan, 27%
13 – Niger, 28%
12 – Burkina Faso, 28%
11 – Guinea, 29.5%
10 – South Korea, 29.5%
9 – New Zealand, 30. 9%
8 – Norway, 31.0%
7 – Australia, 31.3%
6 – Denmark, 31.9%
5 – Finland, 33.3%
4 – Sweden, 33.4%
3 – Japan, 37.4%
2 – United States, 38.4%
1 – Canada, 44.0%
Congratulations on being the top fifteen most educated nations!
Numbers indicate the Percentage of Population aged 25-64 that have attained a tertiary level of education (OECD Countries).
Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2007.
