[conservativejoy]

Technically, Hong Kong is not a country, but it does have its own currency and legal system. I wonder how much the British influence impacted the educational system there.

[Cronos]

Heavily. The British system WAS the best in the world until the 60s and 70s -- Hong Kong retained that old system (as did india until recently)

The Brits on the other hand dumped them. There was a program that put 2000s kids through a 50s curriculum (UK TV program) and found that half failed and no one got an A, not even the A+ students.

I know 1/3rd of Brits don't know the meaning of the Battle of Waterloo and history is "optional" -- their system is the only one that makes the US system look good