I went to a private college, thanks. You're probably the product of public (or no) education, hence why think it's valid to compare these countries while ignoring what other forces and historical events got them to where they are now.
:lol: You contradict yourself. According to you, centrally-planned/public education should be better.
Please quote where I've said this.
According to libertarians (and I can actually back this up with proof), public education sucks. Behold, PUBLIC schools listed in the top 50 US colleges:
UniCal - Berkley
UniCal - LA
Uni of Virginia
Uni of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Uni of NC - Chapel Hill
College of William and Mary
Georgia IT
UniCal - San Diego
UniCal - Davis
UniCal - Santa Barbara
UniCal - Irvine
Uni Washington
Uni of Texas - Austin
Uni of Wisconsin - Madison
Penn State
Uni Illinois
Uni Miami