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When you weigh the costs by per capita purchasing power parity, the results are somewhat different. This approximation is crude as well, but I think it is much
by falsestprophet 18y ago
When you weigh the costs by per capita purchasing power parity, the results are somewhat different. This approximation is crude as well, but I think it is much more meaningful.
Italy 248
Portugal 221
Austria 180
Denmark 178
France 168
Switzerland 165
United States 165
Belgium 155
Japan 153
Iceland 150
Sweden 148
Spain 146
Australia 141
Canada 133
Norway 131
Korea 131
Germany 130
Finland 129
Mexico 129
Poland 129
Hungary 125
Netherlands 119
Greece 113
Czech Republic 92
Ireland 91
Slovak Republic 63
- tokenadult 18y agoIt's interesting that the Netherlands comes out particularly economical that way, because for a century Dutch schools have been funded on a per-capita enrollment basis, even if they are religious schools or schools with particular educational philosophies (e.g, Montessori or Waldorf). Parents choose what schools in which to enroll their children, and the funding follows the learner. The guess of Charles L. Glenn, author of Choice of Schools in Six Nations http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED316478&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED316478 http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordD... was that Dutch schools would be especially expensive because of that, but it seems they are actually more cost-effective than United States schools. Glenn liked the Dutch system for its freedom of choice--he didn't know that it provides better efficiency too.