Literacy, attainment, enrollment, and student outcomes.
From kindergarten reading to PhD-granting institutions, the figures below catalog who learns, who finishes, and where it shows up. Sources span UNESCO, OECD, NCES, and national education ministries.
Massachusetts leads this 2006 ranked estimate at 104.3 and Mississippi trails at 94.2, but schooling, not spending, explains the gap.
15 rankings in education.