Ghana ranks last in math & science

U.S. Trail Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea
Ghanaian eighth-graders are the worst in math and science, according a new report that compares Ghana students with those around the globe.

According to the report released today in Washington by the nonprofit American Institutes for Research, Ghana was last in science and maths with a score of zero percent in both subjects because Ghana had “no one that could be statistically surveyed as functioning at the Proficient level”.

Botswana, South Africa and Saudi Arabia suffered the same fate as Ghana in maths, while Tunisia matched Ghana in Science. On the other hand, there was not a single state in the U.S. where students were deemed not proficient enough.

The report judged 47 countries, the 50 US states and District of Columbia by the percentage of students who were proficient in math and science testing. Singapore was the highest in math, with 73 percent, while Ghana and three other countries were lowest, with zero percent.

Singapore also had the highest science score, with 55 percent proficient on the testing, while Ghana had zero percent.

Eighth-graders in each of the 50 US states and the District of Columbia trailed their counterparts in Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan in math, and lagged behind Singapore and Taiwan in science

Maths

For mathematics, six nations have significantly more students who meet the Proficient standard. These are
1. Singapore,
2. Hong Kong (SAR),
3. the Republic of Korea,
4. Chinese Taipei,
5. Japan, and
6. Belgium (Flemish).
There are 8 nations with mathematics performance similar to the United States. These include
1. Netherlands,
2. Hungary,
3. Estonia,
4. Slovak Republic,
5. Australia,
6. Russian Federation,
7. Malaysia, and
8. Latvia.
There are 31 countries that are significantly below the United States in their percentages of proficient mathematics students. These are
1. Lithuania,
2. Israel,
3. England,
[.......]
26. Tunisia,
27. Morocco,
28. Botswana,
29. South Africa,
30. Saudi Arabia, and
31. Ghana.

Science

1. Singapore
2. Chinese Taipei,
3. Republic of Korea,
4. Hong Kong (SAR),
5. Japan,
6. Estonia,
7. England, and
8. Hungary.
Ten countries have science performance similar to the United States. These are
1. Netherlands,
2. Australia,
3. Sweden,
4. New Zealand,
[...........]
Finally, 27 countries perform significantly below the United States in science. These are
1. Latvia,
2. Malaysia,
3. Israel.
[.........]
22. Saudi Arabia,
23. Botswana,
24. South Africa,
25. Morocco,
26. Ghana, and

read the full report

U.S. Trail Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea
Ghanaian eighth-graders are the worst in math and science, according a new report that compares Ghana students with those around the globe.

According to the report released today in Washington by the nonprofit American Institutes for Research, Ghana was last in science and maths with a score of zero percent in both subjects because Ghana had “no one that could be statistically surveyed as functioning at the Proficient level”.

Botswana, South Africa and Saudi Arabia suffered the same fate as Ghana in maths, while Tunisia matched Ghana in Science. On the other hand, there was not a single state in the U.S. where students were deemed not proficient enough.

The report judged 47 countries, the 50 US states and District of Columbia by the percentage of students who were proficient in math and science testing. Singapore was the highest in math, with 73 percent, while Ghana and three other countries were lowest, with zero percent.

Singapore also had the highest science score, with 55 percent proficient on the testing, while Ghana had zero percent.

Eighth-graders in each of the 50 US states and the District of Columbia trailed their counterparts in Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan in math, and lagged behind Singapore and Taiwan in science

Maths

For mathematics, six nations have significantly more students who meet the Proficient standard. These are
1. Singapore,
2. Hong Kong (SAR),
3. the Republic of Korea,
4. Chinese Taipei,
5. Japan, and
6. Belgium (Flemish).
There are 8 nations with mathematics performance similar to the United States. These include
1. Netherlands,
2. Hungary,
3. Estonia,
4. Slovak Republic,
5. Australia,
6. Russian Federation,
7. Malaysia, and
8. Latvia.
There are 31 countries that are significantly below the United States in their percentages of proficient mathematics students. These are
1. Lithuania,
2. Israel,
3. England,
[.......]
26. Tunisia,
27. Morocco,
28. Botswana,
29. South Africa,
30. Saudi Arabia, and
31. Ghana.

Science

1. Singapore
2. Chinese Taipei,
3. Republic of Korea,
4. Hong Kong (SAR),
5. Japan,
6. Estonia,
7. England, and
8. Hungary.
Ten countries have science performance similar to the United States. These are
1. Netherlands,
2. Australia,
3. Sweden,
4. New Zealand,
[...........]
Finally, 27 countries perform significantly below the United States in science. These are
1. Latvia,
2. Malaysia,
3. Israel.
[.........]
22. Saudi Arabia,
23. Botswana,
24. South Africa,
25. Morocco,
26. Ghana, and

read the full report