Singapore tops the list of the world’s best countries for creative thinking, according to PISA data published by Visual Capitalist.

Singapore scored 41 points, ahead of South Korea and Canada, both at 38. Australia followed with 37, while New Zealand, Estonia and Finland each scored 36. Denmark, Latvia and Belgium rounded out the top 10 with 35 points.

The ranking measures how well students generate original ideas and refine them to solve real-world problems. Other countries in the top 30 include Germany, France, Israel and Italy. Greece placed 30th with 27 points.

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