According to a survey conducted by the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa), 11% of students in the United Kingdom admitted to skipping meals at least once per week. The average across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which runs Pisa, was 8%.
But the UK did make some progress in the educational rankings.
“Many parts of the world are experiencing a food crisis, with families struggling to put food on the table,” the Pisa report says.
Millions of students, including from some of the richest countries, are often struggling to get fed.”
In the survey, less than 3% of teenagers in Portugal, Finland, and the Netherlands reported skipping at least one meal per week due to lack of funds over the previous 30 days.