With spiking tuition costs, insurmountable loan balances, and the unemployment rate for recent college graduates hovering around 53%,
it’s clear that a college education hasn’t gotten the best rap lately.
Despite the ongoing financial woes across the globe, though, many think
that college is still worth the investment. A
new study shows that we’ve continued to flock to institutions of higher
learning, enrolling at record rates over the past few years.
Not
surprisingly, the percentage of adults with degrees soared highest in
developed nations, reaching 30% in 2010. But which of these nations can
boast the status of most educated?
Based on a study conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 24/7 Wall St. compiled a list of
the 10 countries with the highest proportion of college-educated adult
residents. Topping the charts is Canada — the only nation in the world
where more than half its residents can proudly hang college degrees up
on their walls. In 2010, 51% of the population had completed a tertiary
education, which takes into account both undergraduate and graduate
degrees. Canada commanded the top spot in the last study in 2000, but
even still has shown serious improvement. A decade ago, only 40% of the
nation’s population had a college degree.
Snagging
the number two most-educated spot was Israel, which trailed Canada by
5%. Japan, the U.S., New Zealand and South Korea all ranked with more
than 40% of citizens having a higher-education degree. The top 10
most-educated countries are:
1. Canada
2. Israel
3. Japan
4. United States
5. New Zealand
6. South Korea
7. United Kingdom
8. Finland9. Australia
10. Ireland
Source:newsfeed,Times Magazine
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