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| Table 602.84. | Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-graders, by frequency with which they reported being bullied during the school year and country or other education system: 2015 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country or other education system1 | Never or almost never | A few times a year | At least monthly | |||||||||||||||
| Fourth grade | Eighth grade | Fourth grade | Eighth grade | Fourth grade | Eighth grade | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| International average2 | 56 | (0.2) | 63 | (0.2) | 29 | (0.1) | 29 | (0.1) | 16 | (0.1) | 8 | (0.1) | ||||||
| Australia | 45 | (1.3) | 57 | (1.0) | 36 | (1.1) | 34 | (0.8) | 20 | (1.1) | 9 | (0.4) | ||||||
| Bahrain | 34 | 3 | (0.7) | 49 | (0.8) | 33 | 3 | (0.6) | 36 | (0.7) | 33 | 3 | (0.7) | 15 | (0.6) | |||
| Belgium (Flemish) | 47 | 4 | (1.3) | — | (†) | 36 | 4 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 17 | 4 | (0.8) | — | (†) | |||
| Bulgaria | 54 | (1.9) | — | (†) | 30 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 16 | (1.1) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Canada4,5,6 | 53 | 3 | (0.9) | 65 | (0.8) | 30 | 3 | (0.6) | 30 | (0.7) | 17 | 3 | (0.8) | 5 | (0.3) | |||
| Chile | 60 | (1.3) | 78 | (0.8) | 24 | (0.9) | 18 | (0.7) | 16 | (0.8) | 3 | (0.4) | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 58 | (1.1) | 86 | (0.7) | 29 | (1.0) | 13 | (0.6) | 13 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.2) | ||||||
| Croatia | 73 | (1.2) | — | (†) | 19 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 8 | (0.6) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Cyprus | 55 | (1.2) | — | (†) | 29 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 16 | (0.8) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 60 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 28 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 12 | (0.7) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Denmark | 58 | 3,4 | (1.2) | — | (†) | 32 | 3,4 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 10 | 3,4 | (0.7) | — | (†) | |||
| Egypt | — | (†) | 55 | (1.5) | — | (†) | 29 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 16 | (1.0) | ||||||
| England (United Kingdom) | 54 | (1.3) | 62 | (1.2) | 31 | (1.1) | 32 | (1.0) | 15 | (0.8) | 6 | (0.5) | ||||||
| Finland | 71 | (1.2) | — | (†) | 22 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 7 | (0.5) | — | (†) | ||||||
| France | 65 | (1.2) | — | (†) | 26 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 8 | (0.6) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Georgia6 | 73 | (1.1) | 82 | 3 | (1.0) | 18 | (0.7) | 16 | 3 | (0.9) | 9 | (0.7) | 2 | 3 | (0.3) | |||
| Germany7 | 57 | (1.3) | — | (†) | 30 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 13 | (0.7) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Hong Kong (China) | 54 | 4 | (1.4) | 56 | (1.1) | 32 | 4 | (1.1) | 37 | (1.0) | 14 | 4 | (0.9) | 7 | (0.6) | |||
| Hungary | 58 | (1.3) | 73 | (1.0) | 31 | (1.1) | 25 | (0.9) | 11 | (0.7) | 2 | (0.3) | ||||||
| Indonesia | 44 | (1.4) | — | (†) | 31 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 25 | (1.0) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 50 | (1.6) | 60 | (0.8) | 32 | (0.9) | 32 | (0.8) | 18 | (1.1) | 8 | (0.5) | ||||||
| Ireland | 73 | (1.2) | 75 | (0.9) | 20 | (1.0) | 22 | (0.9) | 6 | (0.4) | 4 | (0.3) | ||||||
| Israel | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Italy3 | 50 | (1.0) | 73 | (0.9) | 35 | (0.9) | 25 | (0.8) | 15 | (0.7) | 2 | (0.3) | ||||||
| Japan | 68 | (1.3) | 80 | (0.8) | 23 | (1.0) | 18 | (0.7) | 8 | (0.6) | 2 | (0.2) | ||||||
| Jordan | 52 | (1.8) | 64 | (1.1) | 26 | (1.1) | 26 | (0.9) | 21 | (1.4) | 11 | (0.5) | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 75 | (1.1) | 86 | (0.8) | 18 | (0.8) | 13 | (0.7) | 7 | (0.6) | 2 | (0.2) | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 76 | (1.0) | 84 | (0.6) | 20 | (0.8) | 15 | (0.6) | 4 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.2) | ||||||
| Kuwait | 48 | (1.2) | 60 | (1.1) | 31 | (0.8) | 32 | (1.0) | 21 | (0.9) | 8 | (0.6) | ||||||
| Lebanon | — | (†) | 52 | (2.0) | — | (†) | 28 | (1.3) | — | (†) | 19 | (1.8) | ||||||
| Lithuania3 | 56 | (1.3) | 72 | (1.3) | 31 | (1.0) | 24 | (1.1) | 13 | (0.7) | 4 | (0.4) | ||||||
| Malaysia | — | (†) | 48 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 42 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 11 | (0.8) | ||||||
| Malta | — | (†) | 64 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 29 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 7 | (0.5) | ||||||
| Morocco | 44 | (1.5) | 51 | (0.8) | 35 | (1.1) | 38 | (0.7) | 21 | (1.0) | 11 | (0.5) | ||||||
| Netherlands | 59 | 4 | (1.4) | — | (†) | 31 | 4 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 10 | 4 | (0.9) | — | (†) | |||
| New Zealand | 40 | (1.0) | 55 | 4 | (1.0) | 36 | (0.7) | 35 | 4 | (0.8) | 24 | (0.7) | 10 | 4 | (0.5) | |||
| Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) | 64 | 8 | (1.5) | — | (†) | 27 | 8 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 10 | 8 | (0.7) | — | (†) | |||
| Norway9 | 70 | (1.3) | 75 | (0.9) | 23 | (1.0) | 22 | (0.8) | 7 | (0.6) | 3 | (0.3) | ||||||
| Oman | 42 | (1.6) | 44 | (0.9) | 33 | (1.0) | 41 | (0.8) | 25 | (1.0) | 14 | (0.7) | ||||||
| Poland | 73 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 19 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 8 | (0.5) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Portugal | 57 | 3 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 29 | 3 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 15 | 3 | (0.9) | — | (†) | |||
| Qatar | 43 | (1.2) | 61 | (1.0) | 28 | (0.8) | 27 | (0.7) | 28 | (1.0) | 12 | (0.8) | ||||||
| Russian Federation | 51 | (1.3) | 66 | (1.0) | 33 | (0.9) | 30 | (0.9) | 16 | (0.6) | 4 | (0.3) | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 47 | (1.7) | 64 | (1.2) | 27 | (1.1) | 27 | (1.0) | 26 | (1.3) | 9 | (0.6) | ||||||
| Serbia | 73 | 10 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 19 | 10 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 8 | 10 | (0.5) | — | (†) | |||
| Singapore3 | 47 | (0.9) | 58 | (0.8) | 34 | (0.6) | 36 | (0.7) | 19 | (0.7) | 6 | (0.4) | ||||||
| Slovak Republic | 57 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 30 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 13 | (0.7) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Slovenia | 58 | (1.0) | 72 | (1.1) | 29 | (0.9) | 24 | (1.0) | 14 | (0.8) | 4 | (0.3) | ||||||
| Spain | 48 | 3 | (1.0) | — | (†) | 33 | 3 | (0.6) | — | (†) | 19 | 3 | (0.8) | — | (†) | |||
| Sweden | 65 | 3 | (1.3) | 74 | (0.9) | 28 | 3 | (1.1) | 23 | (0.8) | 7 | 3 | (0.5) | 3 | (0.3) | |||
| Thailand | — | (†) | 33 | (1.1) | — | (†) | 50 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 17 | (0.8) | ||||||
| Turkey | 57 | (1.1) | 69 | (1.1) | 28 | (0.8) | 26 | (0.9) | 14 | (0.7) | 6 | (0.3) | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 43 | (1.0) | 58 | (0.8) | 31 | (0.5) | 32 | (0.6) | 26 | (0.8) | 10 | (0.5) | ||||||
| United States4 | 56 | 3 | (0.8) | 64 | (0.6) | 29 | 3 | (0.5) | 29 | (0.5) | 15 | 3 | (0.5) | 7 | (0.4) | |||
| Benchmarking education systems | ||||||||||||||||||
| Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | 39 | 3 | (2.0) | 56 | (1.5) | 31 | 3 | (1.0) | 31 | (1.0) | 30 | 3 | (1.6) | 13 | (1.0) | |||
| Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 50 | (1.2) | 75 | 4 | (1.2) | 29 | (0.8) | 22 | 4 | (1.1) | 21 | (0.7) | 3 | 4 | (0.4) | |||
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | 46 | (1.3) | 62 | (1.1) | 32 | (0.9) | 30 | (0.9) | 22 | (1.0) | 8 | (0.7) | ||||||
| Florida11 (United States) | 56 | (1.6) | 68 | 6 | (1.2) | 28 | (1.1) | 26 | 6 | (1.0) | 16 | (1.0) | 6 | 6 | (0.6) | |||
| Ontario (Canada) | 52 | (1.3) | 61 | (1.0) | 31 | (0.8) | 32 | (0.9) | 17 | (1.2) | 7 | (0.4) | ||||||
| Quebec12 (Canada) | 54 | (1.6) | 74 | (0.9) | 31 | (1.1) | 24 | (0.9) | 14 | (1.2) | 3 | (0.3) | ||||||
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Most of the education systems represent complete countries, but some represent subnational entities; examples include the Flemish community of Belgium, two components of the United Kingdom (England and Northern Ireland), a few individual cities (such as Abu Dhabi within the United Arab Emirates), and the U.S. state of Florida. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 The international average includes only education systems that are members of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), which develops and implements the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) at the international level. In this table, the fourth-grade international average includes grade 5 data from South Africa, and the eighth-grade international average includes grade 9 data from Botswana; these IEA countries are not shown separately because they did not participate at the target grade levels. "Benchmarking" education systems are not members of the IEA and are therefore not included in the average. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 National Defined Population covers 90 to 95 percent of the National Target Population. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Met guidelines for sample participation rates only after replacement schools were included. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Fourth-grade data include only students from the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Ontario, and Quebec. Eighth-grade data include only students from the provinces of Manitoba, Newfoundland, Ontario, and Quebec. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 National Target Population does not include all of the International Target Population. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Data are available for at least 70 percent but less than 85 percent of the students. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Nearly satisfied guidelines for sample participation rates after replacement schools were included. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 Norway collected data from students in their fifth and ninth year of schooling rather than in grades 4 and 8 because year 1 in Norway is considered the equivalent of kindergarten rather than the first year of primary school. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 National Defined Population covers less than 90 percent of the National Target Population (but at least 77 percent). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 U.S. state-level data are based on public school students only. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 Did not satisfy guidelines for sample participation rates. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Students responded to a series of questions about different types of bullying, and their responses were collapsed into the single bullying frequency scale shown in this table. TIMSS required countries and other education systems to draw probability samples of students who were nearing the end of their fourth and eighth years of formal schooling (counting the first year of primary school as year 1), provided that the mean age at the time of testing was at least 9.5 years for fourth-year students and 13.5 years for eighth-year students. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2015. (This table was prepared December 2016.) |
