Bangalore: The Indian and Chinese education system scored better than the US system in terms of preparing students for a globally competitive 21st century which would be cognitive skill driven and knowledge intensive, according to an American filmmaker.

"The economy in the 21st century will be a cognitive driven based on knowledge power," said Bob Compton, executive producer of the film "Two Million minutes" which takes an in depth look at the education system in China, India and US.

"The Indian education system is more rigorous than the US and students and their family are more dedicated towards an academic pursuit than in the US," said Compton whose film explores how students allocate their high school years, approximately four years or two million minutes to preparing for the globally competitive scenario.

He said that in US while the pressure is on athletics, in India it is on academics with students working hours to improve their academic score and parents investing heavily in education and tutorials to help their wards achieving their academic goals and being prepared for the future.

"The Indian and Chinese students also aim high in terms of securing admission to institutes of high learning unlike the US where the benchmark for an average student was not that high but one that was more moderate," he said.

The film traces the life of two Indian students, Rohit and Apoorva who study in institutes with aspirational values and come from families that have high academic expectations. These students are juxtaposed with those of two US students and Chinese students.