Almost a quarter of the teachers have quit the country, absenteeism is high, buildings are crumbling and standards plummeting.

Only two weeks into the summer holidays, and standards in the Calman household are plummeting.

With only one-sixth, the husband's standard of living would plummet.

The standard of living plummeted.

People across this region have seen living standards plummet since the Soviet Union collapsed.

Of course, within a couple of years the standards simply plummeted because they simply could not cope.

Of course as is now being realised at last by almost educationalists, if you abolish formal written examinations standards inevitably plummet!

The standard of living of a typical Mexican worker has plummeted nearly 20 percent in recent years.

The standard of living is plummeting.

In that time, the country's standard of living has plummeted - the average monthly income is about $80 - while senior Ukrainian officials have become multimillionaires.