Chinese primary and secondary school pupils spend longer at school and take more extra-curricular tutoring classes compared with their peers in other countries, a report said.

一份报告显示，与其他国家的中小学生相比，我国中小学生在校学习以及参加课外补习班的时间均更长。

In 2015, the average school time for primary pupils increased to 8.1 hours a day, from 6.7 hours in 2010, according to the report released by the 21st Century Education Research Institute.

这份由21世纪教育研究院发布的报告称，2015年，全国小学生平均在校时间从2010年的6.7小时增加到8.1小时。

Besides, middle-school students spent 11 hours a day in school in 2015, compared with 7.7 hours five years ago, it said.

此外，该报告还指出，我国中学生的平均在校时间也从五年前的7.7小时增加到11小时。

In addition, Chinese students were overloaded¹ with homework, which also placed pressure on their parents. About 80% of parents said they had to closely supervise their children while they completed their homework.

另外，我国学生的家庭作业负担也很繁重，这给家长也带来了压力。约8成家长称孩子写作业时他们必须陪伴在侧。

Chinese students also spent more time on learning outside the official classroom setting. By the end of 2016, about 137 million students had taken part in extra-curricular tutoring classes, the report said.

我国学生在正式课堂以外的学习时间也更多。报告称，截至2016年年底，约1.37亿学生参加过课外补习班。

Chinese students spent 17 hours a week on learning after classes finished, much longer than the 7.8-hour average internationally.

我国学生每周校外学习时间达17小时，远高于国际平均值7.8小时。