Some Numbers to Crunch

In class the other day, I learned some interesting statistics about South Korea.

1) Over the last two years, South Korea has sunk $500 million into English education!

2) South Korea spends 19.6% of its GDP on education. The US spends around 3% on education.

NOTE: The US spends the most money in the world on education when judged in absolute dollars. However, South Korea trumps the US in % of GDP