[quote=The Nexerus] The education rate for Great Britain seems starkly low.Ireland could be expected to be lower than that, but more populous Scotland would be higher. For ease of comparison to the stats;Great Britain: 62%Prussia: 85%Netherlands: 80% (+9% soon).And that, of course, isn't factoring into account that the United Kingdom was /the/ home of higher education in the time period. [/quote] Unsure about this but doesn't it include your colonies education rate?