USA Student Achievement Rankings* in Mathematics / Science
Have Fallen vs. Other OECD Countries
Mathematics Ranking*
Science Ranking*
2000 2009 2000 2009 i Japan S. Korea 1 Korea Finland 2 S. Korea Finland 2 Japan Japan 3 New Zealand Switzerland 3 Finland S. Korea 4 Finland Japan 4 UK New Zealand 5 Australia Canada 5 Canada Canada 6 Canada Netherlands 6 New Zealand Estonia 7 Switzerland New Zealand 7 Australia Australia 8 ; Belgium 8 Austria Netherlands 9 Belgium Australia 9 Ireland Germany 10 France Germany 10 Sweden Switzerland 11 Austria Estonia 1 Czech Republic UK 12 Denmark Iceland 12 France Slovenia 13 Iceland Denmark 13 Norway Poland 14 Sweden Slovenia 14 USA ireland 15 Ireland Norway 45 Hungary Belgium 16 Norway . France 16 Iceland Hungary 17 Czech Republic Slovakia | 18 USA Austri 17 Belgium USA
USila 18 Switzerland Czech Republic 19 Germany Poland 419 Spain Norway 20 Hungary Sweden ; 20 Germany Denmark 21 Spain Czech Republic 24 Poland France 22 Poland UK 22 Denmark Iceland 23 Italy Hungary 23 Italy Sweden 24 Portugal Luxembourg 24 Greece Austria 25 Greece USA 25 Portugal Portugal 26 Luxembourg Ireland 26 Luxembourg Slovak Republic 27 Mexico Portugal 27 Mexico Italy 28 Spain 28 Spain 29 Italy 29 Luxembourg 30 Greece 30 Greece 34 Israel 31 Israel 32 Turkey 32 Turkey 33 Chile 33 Chile 34 Mexico 34 Mexico KP Note: *USA ranking out of OECD countries in PISA (Program for international Student Assessment for 15-Year Olds). Source: OECD. (@)E) www.kpcb.com USA Inc. | What Might a Turnaround Expert Consider? 381
USA Young Adults’ (25-34) Higher-Education* Penetration Significantly Lags
Behind Canada / Korea / Russia / Japan
Percentage of 25- to 34-Year-Olds with an Associate Degree or Higher Among OECD Countries, 2007
Degree or Higher, 2007
Percentage of 25- to 34-Year-Olds with an Associate
Israel Norway
Fear Cem
Iceland
OECD Average
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Portugal Hungary Greece Slovenia Finland Sweden Denmark Australia Ireland New Zealand Canada
Luxembourg
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*Higher education defined as post-secondary (college / university) education. Source: OECD. USA Inc. | What Might a Turnaround Expert Consider? 382
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