The given chart illustrates the percentage of thirteen year olds calculator owners and those who ever used it in school. The information were analysed in 6 diverse countries.
Overall, there has been a substancial usage of calculators in the majority of locations mentioned. Korea took the lowest position in both having and using them at school. The highest position was reached by France.
France, Hungary and Israel showed the topmost levels of calculator ownership. In France, almost every student had a calculator approximately 98 percents, and a similarly large proportion had used one at school, 94.2 percents. Hungary also recorded top figures, with 86.7 percents owning a calculator and 71 percent using it in class. Although, Israel had a very high ownership rate at almost 94 percents, fewer than a half of students, only 48.5 percents reported using a calculator at school.
In contrast, Taiwan, Ireland and Korea recorded much lower levels of admiration. In Taiwan, just over half of students had this device, only 57.7 percents, while a slightly higher proportion had used one at school, 62.2 percents. Ireland showed a varied pattern, with 57.7 percents owning calculators but only 25.3 percents using them in lessons. Korea stood out as the lowest overall, with only 20.3 percents of teenagers having them and a negligible 3.7 percents using one at school, highlighting a strong resistance to calculator use in classrooms.