Percentage of students in each country with low participation
Percentage in the 5th and 95th
percentile schools
Average percentage of students for all schools
in country
34
Spain
33
Denmark
29
Poland
29
Greece
27
New Zealand
26
Iceland
26
Canada
24
Sweden
23
Finland
22
OECD countries
Italy
21
Mexico
21
Czech Republic
United States
20
Portugal
20
18
Australia
18
Norway
Ireland
18
Hungary
18
16
Switzerland
15
Austria
France
15
United Kingdom
15
14
Belgium
13
Luxembourg
13
Germany
8
Korea
4
Japan
45
Israel
40
Bulgaria
32
Non-OECD countries
Brazil
31
Peru
30
Russian Federation
29
Argentina
28
Chile
28
Latvia
25
Thailand
21
FYR Macedonia
15
Albania
14
Indonesia
9
Liechtenstein
3
Hong Kong-China
0
10
20
30
40
Spain
Denmark
Poland
Greece
New Zealand
Iceland
Canada
Sweden
Finland
Italy
Mexico
Czech Republic
United States
Portugal
Australia
Norway
Ireland
Hungary
Switzerland
Austria
France
United Kingdom
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Korea
Japan
Percentilesa
5th
95th
19
51
23
45
14
49
18
41
19
37
17
39
17
37
21
27
16
33
11
38
13
33
12
32
10
38
16
26
12
28
14
23
13
25
10
37
7
32
8
28
8
29
10
19
4
37
7
22
7
22
4
18
1
15
Israel
Bulgaria
Brazil
Peru
Russian Federation
Argentina
Chile
Latvia
Thailand
FYR Macedonia
Albania
Indonesia
Liechtenstein
Hong Kong-China
28
26
21
20
22
13
14
19
13
11
9
9
9
2
61
56
44
46
39
53
51
40
39
35
23
22
9
6
50
a. Percentage in the 5th percentile of schools: in only 5% of schools do fewer students have low participation; percentage in the 95th
percentile of schools: more students in these schools have low participation than in 95% of other schools.
Note: Participation is classified according to how many times in the past two weeks students report that they:
- missed school;
- skipped classes; or
- arrived late.
Students have low participation if they report a frequency of at least
- “1 or 2 times” to all three items;
- “3 or 4 times” to “missed school”; or
- “3 or 4 times” to both “skipped classes” and “arrived late for school”.
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Percentage of students in each country with low sense of belonging
Percentage in the 5th and 95th
percentile schools
Average percentage of students for all schools
in country
Korea
41
Poland
41
38
Japan
32
Belgium
France
30
Czech Republic
30
28
Luxembourg
25
United States
24
Spain
23
OECD countries
Italy
Greece
23
Germany
23
22
Iceland
22
Mexico
Finland
21
Norway
21
New Zealand
21
Denmark
21
Switzerland
21
Australia
21
Portugal
21
Canada
21
20
Austria
19
Ireland
19
Hungary
Sweden
18
United Kingdom
17
40
Albania
37
Peru
36
Latvia
33
Non-OECD countries
Russian Federation
33
Hong Kong-China
33
Thailand
29
Bulgaria
24
Liechtenstein
Indonesia
24
Chile
24
23
FYR Macedonia
22
Argentina
18
Israel
17
Brazil
0
10
20
30
40
Korea
Poland
Japan
Belgium
France
Czech Republic
Luxembourg
United States
Spain
Italy
Greece
Germany
Iceland
Mexico
Finland
Norway
New Zealand
Denmark
Switzerland
Australia
Portugal
Canada
Austria
Ireland
Hungary
Sweden
United Kingdom
Percentilesa
5th
95th
32
52
28
59
30
47
24
39
26
36
23
39
18
39
20
30
18
32
17
31
18
28
19
27
21
25
15
31
19
25
15
29
20
23
17
26
15
30
16
26
13
31
15
27
17
24
16
24
14
26
17
19
14
21
Albania
Peru
Latvia
Russian Federation
Hong Kong-China
Thailand
Bulgaria
Liechtenstein
Indonesia
Chile
FYR Macedonia
Argentina
Israel
Brazil
30
22
28
26
27
22
20
17
16
16
12
12
11
14
49
56
46
41
42
46
42
28
35
35
41
39
29
20
50
a. Percentage in the 5th percentile of schools: in only 5% of schools do fewer students have low sense of participation; percentage in
the 95th percentile of schools: more students in these schools have low sense of participation than in 95% of other schools.
Note : Students were asked whether they strongly agreed, agreed, disagreed, or disagreed strongly with each of the following
responses to the statement “School is a place where”:
a. I feel like an outsider (or left out of things);
b. I make friends easily;
c. I feel like I belong;
d. I feel awkward and out of place;
e. Other students seem to like me;
f. I feel lonely.
A score for each student was calculated based on their answers. Students who feel that they belong can be expected, on average, to
agree with the positive statements and disagree with the negative ones. Those with a lower average score are classified as having a
low sense of belonging. This does not mean that they express negative attitudes overall, but that they do in at least one respect.
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