Share of grade 8 students asked to memorize science facts GCC 2015, by country
Among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the largest share of grade 8 students asked to memorize science facts and principles for every lesson or almost every lesson in 2015 was in Saudi Arabia at 57 percent. In comparison, the international median for the share of students asked to memorize science facts frequently was 30 percent in that year.