Lower-performing schools had the biggest drops.
Both were the biggest drops in about four years.
The counties with the biggest drops included Dutchess and Ulster.
Remarkably, the biggest drops were in the states hardest hit by the recession.
South Sudan and CAR made the biggest drops in this year's index, followed by Mali.
The biggest drops came from Libya, which fell 27 places, and Syria, which slipped 15 places.
The biggest drops have come in the United States, traditionally the Japanese companies' most profitable market.
The biggest drops were in shipments of coal, cars, construction goods and consumer goods.
Amid the global financial crisis the economy shrank by 3.6%, one of the biggest drops in the region.
The benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 index dropped 6 percent last week, with banks suffering some of the biggest drops.
It is expected to show that six of the ten biggest drops will be in and around the capital, whereas smaller cities will see increases.Unfair, say the losers.
