No, the countries' self reported rates of degrees obtainment are irrelevant.
The quality of primary education is very low [1]. University education is mediocre, about par with the US [2]. Waterloo and UofT have decent CS programs but other than that nothing impressive.
Canada imports its highly educated workforce (Dr.s, top engineers, etc) from China and Europe. For many, Canada is a stepping stone to go to the US.
[1] I moved to Canada twice as a kid from two separate non-English countries. Both times I was shocked at how far behind my peers were.
Grade 10 history devoted an entire lesson to the Summit Series, but neglected the Cuban missile crisis. Oh, and the Summit Series lesson was just jingoistic dribble, not a word of how Clarke is a thug who should be in jail.
[2] The US (undergrad) engineering programs are better, but I'll admit Canadian grading is not as bad as American; far less grade inflation. So let's call it a tie.
Nothing compared to a continental European program, or East Asian program (or, frankly some select L. American universities).
The quality of primary education is very low [1]. University education is mediocre, about par with the US [2]. Waterloo and UofT have decent CS programs but other than that nothing impressive.
Canada imports its highly educated workforce (Dr.s, top engineers, etc) from China and Europe. For many, Canada is a stepping stone to go to the US.
[1] I moved to Canada twice as a kid from two separate non-English countries. Both times I was shocked at how far behind my peers were. Grade 10 history devoted an entire lesson to the Summit Series, but neglected the Cuban missile crisis. Oh, and the Summit Series lesson was just jingoistic dribble, not a word of how Clarke is a thug who should be in jail.
[2] The US (undergrad) engineering programs are better, but I'll admit Canadian grading is not as bad as American; far less grade inflation. So let's call it a tie. Nothing compared to a continental European program, or East Asian program (or, frankly some select L. American universities).