Another Eastern European here.
Unfortunately, the same trend of degrading education is happening in my country of origin, Bulgaria.
Another metric, particularly for math education is the representation of the country at International Mathematical Olympiad.
Bulgaria used to score almost always in top 10, even being number 1 in 2003, beating China, USA and Russia, until the beginning of the new Millennium. Now can barely make it in the top 20.
Another metric, particularly for math education is the representation of the country at International Mathematical Olympiad.
Bulgaria used to score almost always in top 10, even being number 1 in 2003, beating China, USA and Russia, until the beginning of the new Millennium. Now can barely make it in the top 20.
https://www.imo-official.org/results.aspx