Who has the best educational system in the world?
<http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/001779.html>Finland, according a major international survey, has the best educational system in the world. This study, in turn, comes on the heels of several others showing that Finland has the highest rate of teen literacy in the world, the highest percent of "regular readers," and the most "creatively competitive" economy.
How much does the U.S. spend on education?
<http://www.federalbudget.com/>
The budget for the U.S. Department for Education in 2010 is just over 100 billion dollars.
What is the average cost per year that Americans spend on a 4 year university?
<http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/add-it-up/4494.html>More than half (53 percent) of all undergraduate college students attend a four-year college that has published charges of less than $9,000 per year for tuition and fees.
At the other end of the spectrum are private four-year colleges that cost $35,000 or more yearly in tuition and fees.
