According to a report in The Economist, a first grader in an average week spends 1.8 hours doing homework in America, 3.7 in Japan, and 8 in Taiwan.
根據經濟學人週刊的報導，一年級學童每星期花在家庭作業上的時間，美國是一．八小時；日本三．七小時；台灣八小時。