education

[tonyreddevil]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20498356
english are 6th best

[crafters_corner]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20498356
english are 6th best

The first and second places are taken by Finland and South Korea.

[tonyreddevil]

The first and second places are taken by Finland and South Korea.

quite agree

[MPS16]

The first and second places are taken by Finland and South Korea.

Nether caste ye youre pearles before swyne.

[cambrensis]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-20498356
english are 6th best

We seem to have read different articles:

The UK - which is considered as a single system, rather than four devolved administrations...

[tonyreddevil]

We seem to have read different articles:

6th best the english

[tonyreddevil]

The UK's education system is ranked sixth best in the developed world, according to a global league table published by education firm Pearson.

[crafters_corner]

6th best the english

Tony at his ethnocentric best

[suesjools]

At least we beat Mexico, LOL.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[cambrensis]

The UK's education system is ranked sixth best in the developed world, according to a global league table published by education firm Pearson.

Very good Tony! Read the quote I left in conjunction with yours here...and tell me where it says "English" (except in your comment). You have just failed the Comprehension Test!

In fact the article makes a point of Pearson's failure to make this distinction.

In the 50s through to the 90s, Scottish and Welsh education was in advance of the English system. From the 90s the first two have fallen back considerably; there is not enough information to judge how far this affects the overall picture of the UK which Pearson is portraying. Mention is made also of University education but no detailed conclusions are drawn in the article.