On average, students around the world spend about 800 hours in school every year. Students in the Netherlands are at the head of the class, spending about 1,000 hours in school. Here are the countries* where students ages 9 to 11 spend the most time in school per year.
1. The Netherlands 1,000 hours per year
2. Australia 979 hours
3. Italy 957 hours
4. Ireland 941 hours
5. Greece 928 hours
*This list does not include information about U.S. schools.
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development