The U.S. ranks 17th in medical graduates

According to the OECD, there were 25.7 medical graduates per 1,000 practicing physicians in the United States in 2005, which makes the United States rank seventeenth out of twenty-four OECD nations in that category. Austria ranks first, with 58.1 medical gradautes per 1,000 practicing physicians.

The U.S. ranks 31st in highest female math scores

According to the Programme for International Student Assessment, in 2006, 1.0% of female students in the United States scored at a Level 6 (669.30 points or higher) on the international mathematics assessment. That was enough to make the United States rank thirty-first out of forty-four OECD and partner nations. Taiwan ranked first, with 10.2% of female students scoring at a Level 6.

The OECD average was 2.5%.

The U.S. ranks 3rd in innovation

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, the United States has an innovation index score of 9.50, which makes the United States tied for third with Finland in that category. Japan ranks first, with a score of 10.00.

The U.S. ranks 14th in broadband affordability

According to the OECD, in Oct. 2008 the average monthly subscription cost for broadband access in the United States was $45.52, which makes the United States rank fourteenth out of thirty OECD nations in terms of the affordability of broadband access. Sweden ranks first, with an average monthly cost of $29.22 (measured in US$ PPP).

The U.S. ranks 1st in female science students

According to UNESCO, in 2006 there were 599,599 women in American colleges and universities majoring in the sciences, which makes the United States rank first in that category.

The U.S. ranks 3rd in patents

According to the United Nations Development Programme, between 2000 and 2005 there were 244 patents granted in the United States for every 1,000,000 people. That makes the United States rank third in that category. South Korea ranks first, with 1113 patents per million people.

The U.S. ranks 1st in foreign students

According to the OECD, there were 584,814 non-resident students in American colleges and universities in 2006, which made the United States rank first in that category.

The U.S. ranks 10th in teachers’ salaries

According to the most recent data available from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the top teacher salary for secondary teachers in the United States in 1999 was $48,037, making the U.S. rank tenth in that category. Switzerland ranked first, with a top teacher salary of $73,946. The OECD mean salary in that category was $41,366.

The U.S. ranks 8th in researchers

According to the United Nations, there are 4,605 professional researchers in the United States for every 1,000,000 population, which makes the United States rank eighth in that category. Tonga ranks first, with 45,454 researchers per 1,000,000 population.

The U.S. ranks 34th in math progress

According to the OECD, between 2003 and 2006, American students declined by nine points in their PISA mathematics performance scores, which made the United States rank thirty-fourth out of thirty nine countries in that category. Indonesia ranked first, with an increase of 31 points in the PISA score.

For the OECD as a whole, there was a decline of two points between 2003 and 2006. The worst performing country was France, with a decline of fifteen points