Taipei has the best quality of education in Taiwan. That’s according to a biennial survey conducted by a local magazine.
CommonWealth Parenting magazine said on Sunday that Taipei ranked first for the third time in a row in the survey, followed by Hsinchu, and Taichung and New Taipei, which tied for third. Taoyuan County in the north ranked fifth in the survey, while Keelung City finished last.
The magazine said the highest ranked cities and counties obtained high scores due to long-term efforts to improve their education infrastructures, including developing innovative curricula. The survey results also indicated a widening gap in the quality of education between urban areas and more rural counties.
Education quality was ranked based on four major categories: the local government’s investment in education and public satisfaction with the government’s performance, reading ability, assistance to disadvantaged groups, and quality of teaching.