Comment by no_wizard
19 days ago
I think a far more relevant set of statistics would be post graduate outcomes for students, such as university achievement (including graduation rates)[0]
19 days ago
I think a far more relevant set of statistics would be post graduate outcomes for students, such as university achievement (including graduation rates)[0]
By this metric, United States is doing very well. Over 50% of Americans aged 25-34 have completed tertiary education, putting us at the 5th position within OECD, well ahead of countries like Germany, Sweden, France, Italy, Denmark, or Poland.
I don't think it's a meaningful metric, though, because most tertiary degrees are a waste of time, and higher university graduation rate can be worse if that translates to more people getting useless degrees.
Is there any reason to think that these differences are not entirely explained by immigration in the USA?