The standard of education in this country is high.
生活水準が少しずつ上がっている。
The standard of living is gradually rising.
water level
Literal or technical use referring to the height of a water surface. In everyday Japanese, 水位 is often the more usual word for 'water level'.
専門的な文脈では、川や湖の水面の高さを水準と呼ぶことがある。
In technical contexts, the height of the surface of a river or lake may be called the water level.
The educational standard in this country is high.
The standard of living in this area is still low.
His skill has reached a professional level.
They aim to raise educational standards with the new system.
This factory maintains a high quality standard.
spirit level; level; leveling instrument
benchmark; bench mark