In addition to providing the right types of skills and knowledge (as discussed in the previous section), a good education system teaches how to learn and fosters curiosity and creativity rather than the mere pursuit of certificates. In the case of Zhejiang Province, only Korea and Finland performed better in reading and neither did in maths nor in science in 2009, when the trials took place (Figure 1.9). Fangshan and Jiangsu also performed well above the OECD average.