in canada for instance just of students in rural schools have an immigrant background compared to about of students in city schools ruralurban differences of at least percentage points are observed also in australia austria belgium germany new zealand qatar the united arab emirates the united kingdom and the united states how well do rural students do in bulgaria beijingshanghaijiangsuguangdong people s republic of china hereafter bsjg china hungary portugal the slovak republic and turkey the rural gap is of at least score points before accounting for socioeconomic status