UK teenagers bullied more at school than in many other countries
Teenagers in the UK are more likely to be bullied at school than the average worldwide, according to a new global study.
An international education report reveals UK students feel more unsafe at school than the worldwide average, and are more likely to see fights and experience threats and vandalism at school.
But there was no difference in levels of the most serious types of violence, including gangs and knife crime at schools in the UK compared to the average worldwide.
The results were published as part of the highly anticipated (programme for international student assessment) rankings, which compare the performance of 15-year-olds in 81 countries. They reveal:
