The BBC article that you cited suggests precisely that Finland has flattened the extremes. They’re proud of this on one end but acknowledge that they need to quit this on the other end.
The Finnish system supports very much those pupils who have learning difficulties but we have to pay more attention also to those pupils who are very talented. Now we have started a pilot project about how to support those pupils who are very gifted in certain areas.
The BBC article that you cited suggests precisely that Finland has flattened the extremes. They’re proud of this on one end but acknowledge that they need to quit this on the other end.
D’oh! Perhaps I should re-read references before I link them.