Israel Tied for Second Most Educated Country
Report shows 46 percent of Israelis aged 25-64 have college degrees
June 25, 2013
Tel Aviv, Israel. (ACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images))
According to Canadian newspaper The Windsor Star, Canada was ranked the most educated country in the world, with 51 percent of its population aged 25-64 possessing a college or university degree. Tied for second place are Japan and Israel, both with 46 percent. The United States, with 42 percent of its population holding college degrees, was ranked third.
The rankings were published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an 34-country policy advocacy group headquartered in France, as part of its “Education at a Glance 2013” report.
Canada gets an ‘A’ for higher education, but public funding needs work: OECD [The Windsor Star]
Stephanie Butnick is the founder of GOLDA, a Jewish lifestyle newsletter. She hosted the Tablet podcast Unorthodox, co-authored The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar’s and Everything in Between, and worked as a writer and editor at Tablet.
