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How does the UK rank in education?
The Programme for International Student Assessment coordinated by the OECD currently ranks the overall knowledge and skills of British 15-year-olds as 13th in the world in reading, literacy, mathematics, and science with the average British student scoring 503.7, compared with the OECD average of 493.
What is harder British or American curriculum?
There’s nothing really different between the UK and the US when it comes down to Tests and Schools. The UK have harder tests but a laughable school grading scale, while the US has slightly easier tests but a harsher grading scale.
What is the difference between American school age and British school age?
In US, mandatory school age is from 5 to 18 years old, where elementary schools (K-5th grade) from the age of 5, middle schools (6th to 8th grade) from 11 and high school (9th to 12th grade) from the age of 14. In America, we say students are in 7th Grade while British students of the same age are in Year 8.
What is the age of Education in the UK?
Age. Mandatory schooling in UK is from 5 to 16 years old, where primary starts at the age of 5 and secondary school starts around 11. In US, mandatory school age is from 5 to 18 years old, where elementary schools (K-5th grade) from the age of 5, middle schools (6th to 8th grade) from 11 and high school (9th to 12th grade) from the age of 14.
Do British students have more time off school than American students?
However, British students receive much more time away from school during the academic year, in comparison to American students. Nearly all British schools have a half-term, one week break in October, February and May.
What is the difference between the UK and the US education system?
Perhaps the most important difference between the education system in the US , and the UK, is the amount of time it takes to finish your degree (except in Scotland, where a bachelor’s degree also lasts four years).