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2008 Education Olympics

About the Education Olympics

Events

Highest 9th grade scores on CivEd subtest—civic content (combined)

Friday, August 22, 2008

Measures how well a country’s students understand key civic principles and pivotal ideas (e.g., key features of democracies).

The United States ranked 10th in this event and did not win a medal.

Results

Gold
Poland
Silver
Greece
Bronze - Tie
Hong Kong
Finland
Cyprus
Additional Results
Place Country
4th Slovak Republic
5th Italy
6th Norway
7th Czech Republic
8th Russian Federation
9th Slovenia
10th United States
11th Hungary
12th Denmark
13th Australia
14th Germany
15th Bulgaria
16th Portugal
17th Sweden
18th United Kingdom
19th Switzerland
20th Estonia
21st Belgium
22nd Lithuania
23rd Romania
24th Latvia
25th Chile

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Education Olympics Today - Final Day - August 22, 2008

They waited until the last second, but the Americans finally won a medal in this year’s games—and a gold, no less. Pandemonium ensued on the set of Education Olympics Today.

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Rankings

Education Olympics Medal Count
Country Medals
United States 1
Finland 35
Hong Kong 33
Singapore 16
Japan 15
Republic of Korea (South Korea) 15
Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) 12
New Zealand 11
Canada 8
Estonia 8
Total medals awarded: 190
Complete rankings
Olympics Medal Count
Country Medals
United States 110
China* 100
Russian Federation 72
United Kingdom 47
Australia 46
Germany 41
France 40
Republic of Korea (South Korea) 31
Italy 28
Ukraine* 27
Total medals awarded: 818
Complete rankings
* Is not competing in the 2008 Education Olympics

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