STUDENTS in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea rank among the world's best in Mathematics and Science, according to a 43-country survey published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unecso).
The study, Literacy Skills for the World of Tomorrow, based on data about 15-year-olds gathered by an OECD international assessment programme, said students in Finland rank near the top in terms of literacy.