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A new report world education shows Finland has the best system. The global study is called "The Learning Curve" and is the British magazine "The Economist". It aims to help governments provide a better education students. The 52-page report looked the education system 50 countries. Researchers analysed millions statistics exam grades, literacy rates, attendance, and university graduation rates. Asia did well the report, with South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore finishing second, third, fourth and fifth. The United States came 17th the study, while Mexico, Brazil and Indonesia filled the bottom three positions the top 50.

The Learning Curve reported five things that education leaders should remember. The first is that spending lots money schools and teachers does not always mean students will learn. Second is that "good teachers are essential high-quality education". The report said teachers should be "treated the valuable professionals they are, not technicians a huge, educational machine". Numbers three and four are that a country's culture must have a strong focus the importance education, and parents have a key part to play. Finally, countries need to "educate the future, not just the present." The report said: "Many today’s job titles…simply did not exist 20 years ago."