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I'm pretty sure I could have passed this test when I was 17, but I had advanced calculus and physics in HS (24 years ago) and pretty much aced all the AP, SAT and ACT math portions. What people don't realize is that most foreign school systems are not set up like those in the US. A decision is made by the age of 14 or 15 whether you are going on a college track or into a trade school, so when you compare the average scores, you are comparing apples to oranges.

Two other points.

1) They still have 300 million-400 million people living in poverty (roughly $1 / day).

2) Supply and demand. IF you are faced with the above, and these classes are your ticket out...

But the paradox is if too many people are crowding for the exits (so to speak) the price that such learning commands starts to drop. Hasn't happened yet, but give it time.

Oh, by the way, if they are such world beaters, why are publications like ~~Outsourcing~~ Business Week reporting that the Indian IT firms are outsourcing to China...?

Full Disclosure: What are the requirements to get into MIT or CalTech in the US?

Cheers!

Oh, by the way, if they are such world beaters, why are publications like Outsourcing Business Week reporting that the Indian IT firms are outsourcing to China...?

Most are making money in China running IT courses. Like NIIT.

http://www.niit.com.cn/site/index.asp

Look I would put our best against their best any day of the week. Ours would come out on top becuase we tend to teach things in a less rigid way. However, its its the great middle that I worry about. Kids who think college is place to go to get wasted and take bong hits. They are being deprived of real skills like math needed to do well in the future.