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Originally posted by longrunsthefox ↑

http://www.copyright link/news/poli...77-hours-a-week-for-some-kids-20161208-gt76c4

On a good night Shanghai 13-year-old Li Wenwei finishes his homework by 10.45. That's more than three of hours additional maths, physics, Chinese and English for the grade 8 student.
This punishing homework regime runs four nights a week and comes after a school day which starts at 7.30am and finishes at 5.30pm.

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Russia:

Literacy: 99.5% of total population of age 15 and over can read and write (99.7% male and 99.5% female) [2010 est.]

http://www.dw.com/en/russia-an-educational-system-in-crisis/a-15906118
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