An assessment of math and physics education in 20 countries made in 1992 included lists of outstanding students. The ten best math students in the 12-15 age group were all from such East Asian nations as Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Taiwan's top performer ranked third overall. Some believe that the results of such competitions as the International Math Olympiad are unreliable.
一九九二年，國際數學物理教育評鑑基金會對全世界二十個國家數理教育結果作評估，十二到十五歲組數學優異的前十名，全被日本、韓國、香港、台灣等亞洲國家地區學童囊括，台灣最好的成績為第三名。