Education in Taiwan | taiwan education
OverviewofeducationinTaiwanTheeducationalsysteminTaiwanistheresponsibilityoftheMinistryofEducation.Thesystemproducespupilswithsomeofthehighesttestscoresintheworld,especiallyinmathematicsandscience.[2][3]FormerpresidentMaYing-jeouannouncedinJanuary2011thatthegovernmentwouldbeginthephasedimplementationofatwelve-yearcompulsoryeducationprogramby2014.[4]In2015,Taiwanesestudentsachievedoneoftheworldsbestresultsinmathematics,scienceandliteracy,astestedbytheProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessment...
Overview of education in Taiwan
The educational system in Taiwan is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education. The system produces pupils with some of the highest test scores in the world, especially in mathematics and science.[2][3]Former president Ma Ying-jeou announced in January 2011 that the government would begin the phased implementation of a twelve-year compulsory education program by 2014.[4]
In 2015, Taiwanese students achieved one of the worlds best results in mathematics, science and literacy, as tested by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a worldwide evaluation of 15-year-old school pupils scholastic performance. Taiwan is one of the top-performing OECD countries in reading literacy, mathematics and sciences with the average student scoring 523.7, compared with the OECD average of 493, placing it seventh in the world and has one of the worlds most highly educated labor forces among OECD countries.[5][6][7] Although current law...