New Delhi (NVI): India has improved its ranking in the area of providing future skills education but Finland continues to be the world leader, according to the Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI).
New Zealand ranked third in the list of 10 countries. While New Zealand retained the third position which it had in the 2018 ranking, Sweden advanced by two places in the latest survey.
This is the third edition of WEFFI report, produced by The Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by the Yidan Prize Foundation. The report looks at policy initiatives, teaching methodologies and the socio-economic environment of 50 countries.
The Philippines, Ghana and Mexico all performed strongly among a new income-adjusted ranking due to their ability to channel their more limited resources to implement strong policy and advance a future skills agenda, the report said.
Among the world’s largest economies, the US, UK, France and Russia all fell in their rankings while China, India and Indonesia advanced their scores.
As per the report, the top ten economies leading in future skills of education are (Rank-wise):
- Finland
- Sweden
- New Zealand
- Singapore
- Netherlands
- Canada
- Switzerland
- Australia
- Germany
- Japan
According to a new report released today by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU, consensus on the need to adopt future-focused approaches to education has grown in countries globally. However, implementation of policy to make such changes remains the largest challenge to preparing students for the challenges that await them in work and society, the report says.
