Too rich to perform

Conclusions for the UK from the latest comparative OECD study of the youth are dire, with the harshest one being that relatively to resources and funding available British teenagers are doing very badly practically across the board. It has alarming rates of teenage drunkenness and underage pregnancy. One in ten 15-19 year-olds in Britain is a so-called neet - not in employmemt, education or training. While their school satisfaction tends to be higher than average, probably due to high quality schooling and ample resources, British teenagers' performace in both reading and maths is disappointing, halfway down the tables.