Americans: The world’s sleepiest students

By Valerie Strauss, Published: May 17, 

2013 at 6:00 am

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Who are the world’s sleepiest students?

It’s the Americans, according to an analysis by Boston College researchers of data that was part of the 2011 international exams known as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS).

According to BBC News, which first reported the analysis, 73% of American  9- and 10-year-olds  and 80% of 13- and 14-year-olds were so sleepy that they were negatively affected during math instruction, and the percentages were similar in science and literacy classes. There were differences among states too; the researchers said that secondary students in Colorado were much sleepier than their counterparts in Massachusetts.

The international average:  47% for the younger students and 57% among the older group.

The list was determined by responses that teachers gave to various questions about student behavior and achievement as part of the TIMMS and PIRLS data-gathering initiative, so it’s not exactly definitive information, but it is interesting.

Here are the top 10 countries with the sleepiest students, according to this data:

1. United States
2. New Zealand
3. Saudi Arabia
4. Kuwait
5. Australia
6. Turkey
7. England
8. Chile
9. Ireland
10. Finland