Here are the top 10 TIMMS rankings for 2010 according to Wikipedia for math, science, and reading.
Programme for International Student Assessment (2009)[1] (Top 10; OECD members as of the time of the study in boldface) |
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The countries highlighted in green have some sort of public health care system, either with or with-out a co-pay. Not all of the health care systems are of equal quality, and in New Zealand only hospitals are free (hence the light green shading), not necessarily all of the medical services.
Draw whatever conclusions you like, but at some stage analyzing the data just gets a bit ridiculous.