Editing Four Asian Tigers (section)

== Education and technology ==
The four governments focused on investing heavily in their infrastructure as well as education to benefit their country through skilled workers and higher level jobs such as engineers and doctors. The policy was generally successful and helped develop the countries into more [[Developed country#IMF advanced economies|advanced]] and [[High income economy|high-income]] industrialized [[developed countries]]. For example, all four countries have become global education centers with Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong high school students scoring well on math and science exams such as the [[Programme for International Student Assessment|PISA exam]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} and with Taiwanese students winning several medals in International Olympiads.<ref>* {{cite news|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201708060014.aspx|title=Taiwan team wins gold at International Linguistic Olympiad|date=6 August 2017|first1=Tai|last1=Ya-chen|first2=S.C.|last2=Chang|publisher=The Central News Agency|work=Focus Taiwan|accessdate=16 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807070553/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201708060014.aspx|archivedate=7 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10,10,10&post=119180|title=Taiwan students excel at International Biology Olympiad|date=31 July 2017|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China|work=Taiwan Today|accessdate=16 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806222306/http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10%2C10%2C10&post=119180|archivedate=6 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=2,6,10,15,18&post=118517|title=Taiwan students shine at International Chemistry Olympiad|date=17 July 2017|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China|work=Taiwan Today|accessdate=16 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807021029/http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=2%2C6%2C10%2C15%2C18&post=118517|archivedate=7 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201707220013.aspx|title=Taiwan wins 6 medals at Math Olympiad in Brazil|date=22 July 2017|first1=Chen|last1=Chih-chung|first2=Romulo|last2=Huang|publisher=The Central News Agency|work=Focus Taiwan|accessdate=16 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806222051/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201707220013.aspx|archivedate=6 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maureensullivan/2016/11/30/who-has-the-smartest-math-and-science-students-singapore/#79a59f291913|title=Who Has The Smartest Math And Science Students? Singapore|first=Maureen|last=Sullivan|date=30 November 2016|work=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=16 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815185934/https://www.forbes.com/sites/maureensullivan/2016/11/30/who-has-the-smartest-math-and-science-students-singapore/#79a59f291913|archivedate=15 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/education-38212070|title=Pisa tests: Singapore top in global education rankings|first=Sean|last=Couglan|date=6 December 2016|work=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=16 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717162717/http://www.bbc.com/news/education-38212070|archivedate=17 July 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-10-smartest-countries-based-on-math-and-science-2015-5|title=The 10 smartest countries based on math and science|first=Matthew|last=Speiser|date=13 May 2015|work=Business Insider|accessdate=16 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806222412/http://www.businessinsider.com/the-10-smartest-countries-based-on-math-and-science-2015-5|archivedate=6 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2016-12-06/2015-pisa-scores-are-no-surprise|title=The Best Students in the World|first=Deidre|last=McPhillips|date=6 December 2016|accessdate=16 August 2017|work=US News|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806220954/https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2016-12-06/2015-pisa-scores-are-no-surprise|archivedate=6 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/pisa-worldwide-ranking-of-math-science-reading-skills-2016-12|title=The latest ranking of top countries in math, reading, and science is out — and the US didn't crack the top 10|first1=Abby|last1=Jackson|first2=Andy|last2=Kiersz|date=6 December 2016|work=Business Insider|accessdate=16 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806222216/http://www.businessinsider.com/pisa-worldwide-ranking-of-math-science-reading-skills-2016-12|archivedate=6 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/12/11/486406/taiwanese-students.htm|title=Taiwanese students sweep olympiad to finish in first place|date=11 December 2016|work=The China Post|accessdate=16 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806222148/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/12/11/486406/taiwanese-students.htm|archivedate=6 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/07/18/2003508529|title=Taiwanese win gold at Biology Olympiad|date=18 July 2011|work=The Taipei Times|accessdate=16 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806221019/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/07/18/2003508529|archivedate=6 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2525699|title=Taiwan crowned International Biology Olympiad champion|date=12 July 2014|accessdate=16 August 2017|work=Taiwan News|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807020319/http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2525699|archivedate=7 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2773257|title=Taiwan wins 3 gold medals, 1 silver at Biology Olympiad|date=19 July 2015|accessdate=16 August 2017|work=Taiwan News|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806222704/http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2773257|archivedate=6 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2261871|title=Taiwan wins 1 gold, 3 silvers at International Biology Olympiad|date=21 July 2013|work=Taiwan News|accessdate=16 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806221438/http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/2261871|archivedate=6 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite news|url=http://english.moe.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=16329&ctNode=11414&mp=2012|title=Taiwan Wins Four Gold Medals at International Biology Olympiad|date=7 December 2014|publisher=Ministry of Education, Republic of China|accessdate=16 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806221156/http://english.moe.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=16329&ctNode=11414&mp=2012|archivedate=6 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In relation to higher-level education, there are many prestigious colleges as in most developed countries. In the 2023 [[QS World University Rankings|QS University Rankings]], the top 100 universities in the world include 5 universities from Hong Kong, 6 universities from South Korea, 2 from Singapore and 1 from Taiwan. Despite the small populations and the relatively short history of universities in the four countries, they together account for a quarter of the top 100 universities located outside of the [[United States]] or the [[United Kingdom]]. Notable schools include the [[National Taiwan University]], [[Chinese University of Hong Kong]], [[The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology]], [[Seoul National University]], [[National University of Singapore]], [[Nanyang Technological University]] and [[University of Hong Kong]]. The cities of Hong Kong, Singapore and Seoul are prominent hubs in higher education.