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"Which countries provide
their citizens with the best higher education?
Universities are vital for
developing human capital. They are essential cogs in the global
knowledge economy. Where once only available to few, higher education
is now almost a requirement for entry to the middle class, and even
more so to the ranks of the elite.
Competition among
universities has given rise to rankings that try to ascertain which
are the globally most competitive. These lists are typically based on
metrics such as research output, prestige and accomplishments of
alumni. Although the various measures produce different orderings,
the global top schools are highly similar across the assessments.
The number of
globally-ranked schools in a country is then invariably used to
measure the quality of higher education there. However, this
perspective overlooks the growing inequality of higher education.
… Are U.S. universities as good as we think?
So is the U.S. – which
regularly tops the list of top countries for universities – really
delivering on providing quality education? Even though a majority of
globally-ranked universities are there, only a fraction of Americans
attend its elite universities. The majority of US universities are
not globally ranked. In fact, just 3% of its universities are ranked
in the global top 200; 5% are in the global top 500; and 8% are in
the global top 1,000 (placing it 13th, 21st, and 22nd, respectively).
That is, the average tertiary student in the USA is not attending a
globally-competitive school. American higher education is delivering
for the elite but not for the masses. How does this compare with
other countries? … “
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* In the meantime you can read more about current U.S. thinking, per the budget, on education in a March 2017 article in 3-5 minutes here
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