Chinese schoolchildren have outshone their peers from all other countries in a recent survey in their abilities in reading, mathematics and science. The latest study, which was conducted among 600,000 15-year-old students, showed that students in the Chinese regions of Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang topped the rankings, ahead of their Western counterparts. 'What makes their achievement even more remarkable is that the level of income of these four Chinese regions is well below the OECD average,' Gurria said in a preface to the study. All of the Chinese students surveyed are from Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and ZhejiangBut Gurria also sounded a word of caution over the Chinese system, indicating that more care needed to be taken with regards to students' well-being. This outcome came despite expenditure per primary and secondary student rising by more than 15 per cent across OECD countries over the past decade.

Source: Daily Mail December 03, 2019 18:42 UTC