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Unpacking claims that US dropped from 1st to 24th in education worldwide since 1979

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There is no definitive scale that determines the ranking of nations' education quality worldwide.

Snopes was unable to track down an assessment that found the U.S. ranked 24th worldwide in education.

There was also no indication that the United States ranked first globally in education in 1979 , which could be in part because international ranking was rudimentary at the time.

As of this writing, rankings vary, there is no definitive source to confirm the U.S. 's current standing.

It is also unclear what effect the existence of the Department of Education has had on the standing of American students' education relative to other countries.

It's unclear how much progress has been made by the Department for Education .

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