China: The world's cleverest country?

[Oldrottenhead]

an interesting read the quote below stuck out for me.

Mr Schleicher says the results reveal a picture of a society investing individually and collectively in education.

On a recent trip to a poor province in China, he says he saw that schools were often the most impressive buildings.

He says in the West, it is more likely to be a shopping centre.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17585201