Well. Yes? Anecdotally at least my experience with degrees given outside my home country is that they often appear to get given for attendance, not attainment.

Well. Yes? Anecdotally at least my experience with degrees given outside my home country is that they often appear to get given for attendance, not attainment. A high school degree means anything from “can do higher order math blindfolded” to “doesn’t know how to do addition”.