> So the people of Finland have different genetics from the English?
Yes, of course. I'm not saying that this explains the difference in educational outcomes but Finns, Basques, Sardinians and another group I always forget are descendants of the original (or at least earlier) Europeans. They are genetically different from waves of peoples who entered and conquered Europe later (Slavs, Germanic tribes, etc) which in turn differ from each other.
Funnily enough, last week a comparative test of educational outcomes was discussed in the press showing that today there still exists a clear difference between outcomes in (former) East Germany and (former) West Germany. East German Children were better at mathematics and natural sciences.
So with identical genetics there is still an effect on the scale of typical European inter-country differences.
Yes, of course. I'm not saying that this explains the difference in educational outcomes but Finns, Basques, Sardinians and another group I always forget are descendants of the original (or at least earlier) Europeans. They are genetically different from waves of peoples who entered and conquered Europe later (Slavs, Germanic tribes, etc) which in turn differ from each other.