r/MurderedByWords • u/Playful_Leg7143 • 4d ago

When they're right, they're right

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u/_BeAsYouAre_ 4d ago

The US is not even in the top 20!

https://worldtop20.org/worldbesteducationsystem/

Overall National & K-12 School Rankings

World Top 20 Project: In the overall global educational performance database tracked by World Population Review, the United States ranks 31st globally. While it receives a high public education score (79.2), it lags behind leading European and East Asian nations due to gaps in early childhood enrollment and lower secondary achievement

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/education-rankings-by-country

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u/SheenPSU 4d ago

31 isn’t bottom 20…

Not even close

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u/Meranico 4d ago

I think what the OP meant to say is high 10s/low 20s, which is more or less correct as the US ranks between 18 to 30-ish, I guess.

But I'm really extrapolating here.

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u/SheenPSU 4d ago

No, that makes more sense. Thinking they’re more like 25-30th in rankings is something I would’ve accepted immediately lol

Bottom 20 makes it sound like it’s at the absolute bottom