According to the research findings of a Korean academic institute, the average sleeping hours of Korean high school students in 2018 is only five hours and twenty seven mins. This result shows that the average sleeping hour in 2018 is one hour shortened compared to 2014.
Korean students sleep just 5.5 hours a day: survey.
Previous studies in Korea have found that the average sleep time of high-school students in grades 10-12 was only 4.9-5.5 hours, indicating that many such students were severely sleep-deprived19-21).
For every Korean student, the daily routine is more or less the same. Everyone has to attend school at 8 am, and they leave school at around 9 or10 pm. This means students have to wake up at 7 am, and they go to bed around 11 pm. Unfortunately, because of this schedule, their dinner is served at school.
Koreans go to bed after 11 p.m., and sleep for 7 hours and 59 minutes per night. They spent less than 40 minutes for each meal, and more than 2 hours for house chores every day. According to data released by Statistics Korea Monday, on average Koreans sleep 9 minutes longer than they did five years ago.
According to the data analyzed by the Online Bulletin and PR Service B2Press New Zealand, Finland, and the Netherlands are among the countries that sleep the most, while almost 50 percent of the people in Turkey state that they sleep 8 hours a day, which increases to 10 hours on weekends.
Studies show that nearly one in three students suffered bullying from peers at school. And there has been an alarming rise in suicides by school-aged children. Some of the country's best-known celebrities were also accused of bullying when they were teenagers.
In South Korea, school is even more serious than it is in the US. The structure of Korean life revolves around studying hard and doing well, which in some ways is harmful when it comes to students planning for a future outside of academics.
Students spend much of their time, often between 12 to 16 hours per day, at school or at a special after-school academy called a hagwon. The school system is very test-focused and goal-oriented, urging students to concentrate on their results.
Sleeping Habits of Koreans According to a survey conducted in 2019, Koreans, on average, sleep around 6 hours and 40 minutes per day. The study also revealed that most Koreans go to bed around 11 pm and wake up at 5 am.
South Korean high school students are among the tallest in Asia, with male students aged 16 years old averaging 173.9 cm and female students averaging 161.5 cm in 2021.
For many students, the school day starts at either 8 AM or 9 AM. For elementary school students, the day may run through mid-afternoon. At the high school level, the typical school is made up of 50-minute class periods with ten-minute breaks in between.
It could also be seen that students tend to sleep longer than company workers. Male company workers indicated to need the least amount of sleep, averaging 6 hours and 9 minutes, while the average student indicated to sleep for 6 hours and 24 minutes.
China is the only country where people get an average of more than 7 hours of sleep per night. Countries like Hong Kong and Thailand are quite close to 7 hours of sleep. This could be because most Asian cities are a lot more densely populated.
According to a 2021 survey by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Japanese sleep an average of seven hours and 22 minutes. This is the shortest duration among the member countries and almost an hour less than the OECD average of 8 hours and 24 minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions on Education System for International Students – Ques. Which are the hardest education systems in the world? Ans. The countries with the hardest and most difficult education systems include South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Finland, etc.
According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2022, about 35.6 percent of the surveyed students answered that they felt stress in their school life during the past two weeks. The stress level of college students or above was higher than that of elementary, middle, and high school students.
5- No Dating Your Schoolmate
81% of middle and high schools don't allow students to date anyone in South Korea. Unfortunately, dating in school is perceived as unethical behavior. Schools sometimes survey students to report students who are dating in school secretly, and they will be rewarded.
When a student receives 'degree 5' punishment (There are a total of 9 degrees of punishments, with 'degree 1' being 'face to face apology' and 'degree 9' being 'expulsion'), they are required to attend 6 hours of special education on school violence.
The Korean educational system however, is hard and rigorous to study in. the South Korean students perform the best in education among all the other countries. The Korean public education structure is divided into 3 parts- 6 years of primary school, 3 years of middle school and then 3 years of high school.
Overall, Japanese people sleep on average 7 hours and 22 minutes a day, the shortest time among the 33 countries, according to a 2021 survey conducted by the OECD.
New Delhi: Singapore is the most sleep-deprived country in the world with a “fatigue score” of 7.20 out of 10, according to a study conducted by UK bedding-manufacturing company Sleepseeker. Mexico and Brazil were second and third with a score of 7.01 and 6.28 respectively.
People in Japan, Taiwan and Sweden have the biggest struggle with insomnia globally, searching for 'can't sleep' more than any other country around the world.