Are secondary schools outside of the UK like that?

The secondary school in ep. 2 was so like my secondary school 15+ years ago (in the UK) it terrified me!

Is it like that everywhere?? I don’t know how to describe what I mean by ‘like that’. The casual bullying, the complicit teachers, the weary teachers, the kids-will-make-them-cry teachers, the students that get lost in the throw, the absolute chaos and constant yelling that makes it feel more like a holding pen than a school.

I dont actually think I hated secondary school, but watching this show- with young children myself- has absolutely terrified me!