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Which countries have the smartest kids?

Students take an examination on an open-air playground at a high school in Yichuan, Shaanxi province April 11, 2015. More than 1,700 freshmen students took part in the exam on Saturday, which was the first attempt by the school to take it in open-air. The school said the reasons was due to the insufficient indoor space and also that it could be a test of the students' organizing capacity, local media reported. Picture taken April 11, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY      - GF10000056535

China and Singapore ranked first and second, respectively, in math, science, and reading. Image: REUTERS/Stringer

Jenny Anderson
Senior Correspondent, Quartz - Atlantic Media
Amanda Shendruk
Visual Journalist, The Things Team, Quartz
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