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How Much Do Countries Spend on Education, USD per student, PPP (purchasing power parity) converted (reddthat.com)

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Source: https://www.smartick.com/data/how-much-do-countries-spend-on-education/

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Am surprised to see Australia rates highly. 40% of students don't know it takes about a year for Earth to orbit the Sun.

I would guess that half the population doesn't understand compound interest.

I would also guess only 5% could describe the scientific method, 1% could describe the use of normal distributions.

I would guess that 20% of locally born Australians would not know how to use punctuation or grammar for clear expression.

Is this a worldwide trend? The rise of flerfers suggests it is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

The money was spent on educating them what the government wanted them to know, as opposed to what they deserve to know?

I'm shocked america is so high in spending considering how terrible our education system is unless you pay for it yourself. Wouldn't surprise me one bit that much of the spending is not actually on what we would expect. 🤷‍♂️