US States Vs Countries at Maths, League Table for Teenagers
 

Any surprises?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27442541

Maths standards
How US states would compare with OECD member states in maths tests

1. South Korea

2. Japan

3. Switzerland

4. Netherlands

5. Finland

6. Estonia

Massachusetts

7. Canada

8. Belgium

9. Germany

10. Poland

Minnesota

New Jersey

11. Austria

Vermont

Montana

12 Australia

13. Czech Republic

14. Ireland

New Hampshire

Colorado

15. New Zealand

16. Slovenia

17. Denmark

North Dakota

18. France

South Dakota

19. United Kingdom

Wisconsin

Kansas

20. Iceland

Washington

Maryland

21. Luxembourg

Texas

Virginia

22. Norway

Ohio

Pennsylvania

23. Portugal

Maine

Wyoming

24. Italy

25. Slovak Republic

North Carolina

26. Spain

Idaho

Alaska

Utah

27. United States

28. Sweden

Indiana

Rhode Island

Iowa

29. Israel

30. Hungary

Illinois

Nebraska

Oregon

Delaware

South Carolina

Missouri

Arizona

Michigan

Kentucky

New York

Hawaii

Arkansas

Nevada

Georgia

Florida

Oklahoma

California

31. Greece

Tennessee

New Mexico

32. Turkey

Louisiana

West Virginia

Alabama

Mississippi

33. Chile

34. Mexico

Between high school and college I have six years of higher math. Why?

Seriously. When was the last time I had to use algebra?