Then to normalize the data, we took the top 38 countries that ranked in the top 10 in any of the 13 Social Metrics and gave Gold, Silver, or Bronze medals for each metrics using thirds to divide their achievement, i.e.,
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1 to 3 | 4 to 6 | 7 to 10 |
Then ranked the countries by medal standing using the Olympic method of ranking.
So How did we do?
Well, if your eyes are still good, you can see that we are clearly not on the top of the chart. However, we rank 7th in these social categories.
So when people can still revel in pride about our standing as a country to live in - We Rank 7th in the world! And folks, that is a number we can certainly be motivated to improve on.
How We Got There From Here...
The U.S. ranks 14th in education[1]
6 January 2015
According to Pearson, the United States
has a “cognitive skills and educational attainment” score of 0.39, which makes
the United States rank fourteenth out of forty countries ranked in that
category. The top ten countries (and their scores) are:
1. South Korea (1.30)
The U.S. ranks 24th in literacy[2]
The U.S. ranks 24th in literacy[2]
According to the Program for
International Student Assessment, the average reading literacy score for U.S.
fifteen-year old students is 498 (out of 1000 possible points). That is enough
to make the United States rank twenty-fourth out of sixty-five educational systems
ranked in that category. Shangai, China, ranked first, with a score of 570.
According to the Program for International Student Assessment, the average reading literacy score for U.S. fifteen-year old students is 498 (out of 1000 possible points). That is enough to make the United States rank twenty-fourth out of sixty-five educational systems ranked in that category. Shangai, China, ranked first, with a score of 570.
The U.S. ranks 17th in educational performance[3]
25 January 2013
According
to the report, The
Learning Curve, developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the
United States ranks
seventeenth out of
forty countries ranked in overall educational performance. Finland ranks first.
The top ten countries in educational performance are:
1. Finland
The U.S. ranks 11th in fourth grade math[4]
13 December 2012
According to Trends in
International Mathematics and Science Study, in 2011 the average United States
fourth-grade reading score was 541, which makes the United States rank eleventh out of fifty countries ranked in that
category. Singapore ranks first, with a score of 606. Here is the list of the
top eleven countries and their scores:
The U.S.
ranks 6th in fourth grade reading[5]
According to Trends in
International Mathematics and Science Study, in 2011 the average United States
fourth-grade reading score was 541, which makes the United States rank eleventh out of fifty countries ranked in that
category. Singapore ranks first, with a score of 606. Here is the list of the
top eleven countries and their scores:
12
December 2012
According
to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, in 2011 the average
United States fourth-grade reading score was 556, which makes the United States rank sixth out
of forty-nine participating countries. Hong Kong ranks first, with a score of
571. The average score for all countries was 500. Here is the list of the top
eleven countries and their scores:
According
to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, in 2011 the average
United States fourth-grade reading score was 556, which makes the United States rank sixth out
of forty-nine participating countries. Hong Kong ranks first, with a score of
571. The average score for all countries was 500. Here is the list of the top
eleven countries and their scores:The U.S. ranks 16th in where to be born[6]
5
December 2012
According to the Economist Intelligence
Unit, the United States has a Where-to-be-Born Index score of 7.38, which makes
the United States tied for sixteenth with
Germany out of eighty countries ranked in that category. Switzerland ranks
first, with a score of 8.22.
The U.S. ranks 12th in age
of first sex education[7]
16
March 2012
According
to the 2005 Durex Global Sex Survey,
the average age at which Americans have their first sex education is 12.5
years, which makes the United States tied for
twelfth with
Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom out of forty-one countries ranked in
that category. Germany ranks first, with the average age of first sex education
at 11.3 years.
The U.S. ranks 3rd in human development[8]
3
November 2011
According
to the United Nations’ 2011 Human Development Index, the United States has a
human development score of 0.910, which makes the United States tied for
third with Netherlands
in that category. Norway ranks first, with a human development score of 0.943.
The U.S. ranks 7th in knowing how
to avoid pregnancy[9]
9
December 2010
According
to Durex, 84.5% of Americans are confident that they know how to avoid
pregnancy, which makes the United States rank seventh out
of twenty-six countries ranked in that category. South African ranks first,
with 86.5% of South Africans confident that they know how to avoid pregnancy.
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