British students among least likely to be cheats

British students are among the least likely to cheat in their exams, according to research.

Only 14 per cent of students in the UK cheat in tests, making them fourth from the bottom in international rankings compiled by academics from University College London and the Universities of Reims in France and Eotvos Lorand in Hungary.

The UK was beaten by Sweden, South Korea and Canada.

The report in the European Review of Applied Psychology showed that British students are more honest than their peers in Germany or the US where around half cheat.