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School Daze:
*The average number of total years that young people attend school around the world:
Chad (Africa)- 3.9 years
Bangladesh- 5.1 years
Saudi Arabia- 8.7 years
Turkey- 9.7 years
Mexico- 11.1 years
Peru- 12.4 years
Japan- 14 years
United States- 15.8 years
Australia- 16.2 years
Canada- 16.3 years
(source: Time magazine)
*In Japan, most young students attend JUKU, which is "cram school" in the afternoons, evenings,
Saturdays, and holiday to prepare for the entrance exams.
*Regarding Canadian Universities: undergraduate tuition fees have almost tripled since the early
1990s. In 2004/2005, university tuition fees averaged $4,172, compared with $1,464 in 1990/1991.
(source: Statistics Canada)
*What's in your school lunch bag? >>According to the International Obesity Task Force, part of
the World Health Organisation, 36% of Italian children are overweight, compared with 22% in
Britain and 19% in France. 20% of Canadian children and 30% of American children are
overweight. Many experts blame unhealthy school lunches...
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