How Many Years Are Required In Your Country?

Here’s a little quiz for you:

How many years are students in the following countries expected to go to school?

1. Australia

2. Chad

3. Peru

4. United States

5. Bangladesh

Want a hint? Each of these five numbers correspond to a country in the list above:
3.9 16.2 15.8 5.1 12.4

Scroll down to find the answers…

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Want the answers?

So, how did you do on the quiz? Here are the answers:

1. Australia – 16.2

2. Chad – 3.9

3. Peru – 12.4

4. United States – 15.8

5. Bangladesh – 5.1

Did any of the answers surprise you?

Time for kids.

This quiz is from a one-page activity for young students called Schoool Years Around the World. It’s from the November 2001 edition of Time for Kids.

In this activity, students look at a chart and compare how many years children are expected to attend school in several different countries. Then they answer a few questions about the chart.

If you’re outside the U.S., you may need to alter the handout because it’s targeted towards North American students (see question 3). This short activity could complement the online UNICEF packet about schools around the world. And it ends with a question that could start a great conversation among students or even start an entire unit: Why do you think the number of years children go to school is different around the world?

I’m wondering, how many teachers explore schools around the world as a way to teach students about other countries and cultures?

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