These are the Most Educated Countries in the World

There are about 40 countries in the world including Pakistan that offer higher education to not only just their native students but also attract and invite international students from other countries to come and study there. To be able to educate foreigner students in higher studies, one itself must have an extraordinary education system. It is assumed that if a country’s education system is good, it must have most educated and talented population.

That might be true to some extent but surprisingly not entirely factual. Some countries don’t do very well in their own education system still they manage to get as much as they can from others and prove themselves second to none. If you think of studying abroad be sure to keep this point also in mind. In this article, we will discuss the countries with most educated population of the world. The more educated citizens you have, the better it is for the development of the country. Following are the top 5 most education countries.

5 - United States of America

United States of America, current super power and leader of the world also has the best ranked higher education

system. It also has most of world’s top ranked universities. For example about 7 of top 10 universities of world are located in United States of America. USA also has the highest number of international students and it is still the most favorite study abroad destination.

I guess, most of their education system is just for international students, as considering its educational development and achievements, it is still 5^th most educated country in the world. According to a report, 43.1% population of America have had higher education. Others may have ended their student life after high school.

4 - Israel

Though not very much liked by world, Israel is the 4^th most educated country in the world. Israel is a little country best

friends with United States mostly occupied in bombing weak neighbors but with that Israelis know the importance of education. Their own higher education system is ranked 28^th of world by QS.

According to the report, about 46.4% population of Israel has attended universities and acquired higher education. They don’t have any remarkable educational institute on global level but still they can go to their best friend’s to study though they have even left them behind in this list. In addition, Israel is also very rich and strong country economy wise so they can go to any part of the world and afford tough expenses of studying abroad.

3 - Japan

Japan, mostly known for its technology, anime and some really weird innovations; is surprisingly 3rd most educated country. Japanese higher education system is ranked 10^th best of the world and yet their nation has defeated United States that is best country for higher education. With a little difference from Israel, 46.6% of Japanese population have acquired higher education.

I think whether a student will acquire higher education or not depends on his/her school life. If you had a good school life and were motivated and taught good enough, you will definitely try university life. American school education system is not very much regarded and often criticized by their own scholars. On the other hand, Japanese school education system is considered best in the world. That is most probably the reason why their students are motivated to educate themselves.

2 - Canada

Currently world’s most liked and admired country, Canada, is also one of most educated countries. Canada is a stable

and developed country that only provides all the rights of its citizens but with that it has been a great help for all of its neighbor countries. Canada has one of the lowest of crime rate and is a peace icon for the world.

For all current achievements Canada, its government played the most important role. Their leader is Justin Tradue who is probably the most loved political leader in not only his own country but all around the world even in Pakistan because of his many kind and friendly acts. Canadian education system is ranked 5^th best of the world. Canada is also home to many of world’s most top ranked universities. This is probably why it is 2^nd most educated country in the world with 52.6% population educated on tertiary level.

1 - Russian Federation

As funny as it may sound, whenever I think of Russia, I get a villainous image in my mind like Russia is a huge powerful

country with many bad people looking to take over the world and spread their terror. This mindset is around the world thanks to United States that controls most of the media on Earth. Russia and USA have kind of a long rivalry due to which when we see Russia with American eyes, we are not really attracted.

However, myself being educated writer and teacher, I can tell you this is not how Russia is. Its biggest proof is that Russian is the most educated country in the world. Though, Russia itself is not the biggest study abroad destination nor have many top universities still 53.5% of Russian population has acquired higher education. Russia is also a beautiful country for tourism, not very expensive country to live in and their scientists are also second to none. Still Russian higher education system is better than Israel and ranks 26^th in the higher education system strength 2016 of QS.

Written By Usama Ahmed Awan

The Editor of StudyAbroad.pk, Usama is a BZU studied Software Engineer, now a Teacher, Article Writer, Educational Counselor and Journalist. He has been writing to assist students selecting the right career path.