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It might not be a schooling thing. China also has far, far more people. The only comparable country is India, and China has consistently out-competed India. I'd
by munchbunny 10y ago
It might not be a schooling thing. China also has far, far more people. The only comparable country is India, and China has consistently out-competed India. I'd be curious why.
The part where East Asian countries seem to consistently dominate the top ranks in recent years with top entries from substantially smaller countries like Singapore and Japan seems to suggest that it's not just a population thing. I wouldn't jump immediately to culture though, because that's a lot of distinct cultures to lump into one bucket.
- andrewwhartion 10y agoI'd guess that you could use similar models to those used to predict a country's Olympic medal performance [1] for predicting outcomes at these events. Namely, it's a function of the country's "economic and human resources and the development of these resources". [1] http://freakonomics.com/2014/02/11/predicting-the-winter-olympics-with-economics/ http://freakonomics.com/2014/02/11/predicting-the-winter-oly...