Ask HN: Do countries with lots of cheating also have high education standards?

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I'd assume no because that suggests more rote examinations thus rote learning, and generic projects that mean results are easily replicable.

Pressure for great results in mediocrity, then yes.

What is a country with lots of cheating?

India seems to get a lot of coverage on this topic - but it is hard to know how endemic it really is, as somebody who has never been there.

For example:

China?

I would assume yes, because otherwise why would people bother cheating?

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I'd assume no because that suggests more rote examinations thus rote learning, and generic projects that mean results are easily replicable.

Pressure for great results in mediocrity, then yes.

What is a country with lots of cheating?

India seems to get a lot of coverage on this topic - but it is hard to know how endemic it really is, as somebody who has never been there.

For example:

China?

I would assume yes, because otherwise why would people bother cheating?

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