Education System

The educational systems of foreign countries are different from other countries. Industrialized and advance countries have high standards and quality of education. This is the reason why a lot of international students wanted to pursue higher studies in foreign in advance countries to become more competitive.

Here are some educational systems in foreign countries for your easy understanding and reference as you also try to compare them with the others. These are the most advanced countries usually the favorites of international students for their study abroad program.

England
In England, the policies governing education is primarily handled by the Department of Children, Schools and Families as well as the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills of the Government of United Kingdom. It was only in 2007 when England was given the sole responsibility of managing their educational system that educational policies were also transferred to the Department for Education and Skills. With the new system, the local education authorities are given responsibility to help improve their level of education by implementing new approaches and localized education policies. England implemented compulsory schooling of children from 5 years to 16 years old. The full implementation of compulsory education across England is provided by independent schools, state schools or homeschooling.

Spain
Like England, the Spain government has also implemented compulsory education to children whose age range from 6 years up to 16 years old. The name of the current educational system in Spain is called Ley de Ordinacion General del Sistema Educativo (LOGSE). Children whose ages are 3 to 5 years old start schooling for Pre-school format. From 6 to 16 years old, children should also focus their days on primary and secondary education which is free of charge under the state’s free education program. With regard to higher education, Spain has seen an immense rise in popularity of Internet courses. Whether it’s something of the arts field, by doing the course online, Spanish people find it easy to maintain a job and so remain financially stable during their study period.

United States
The education system in the United States is mainly a program of the government and its funding comes from three pillars such as state, federal and local. The government is implementing mandatory school attendance in primary and secondary levels. The US government created schools boards that govern by schools districts. The school boards are given budgets and run by independent officials. The school boards are responsible in setting out policies governing education standards in school districts, including teaching, school curricula and funding.