The bar chart shows the average class size in primary schools and lower secondary schools in 6 countries compared to the world average in 2006.
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The graph presents the standard class size of primary and lower secondary schools in 6 selected nations in 2006, comparing them against the global average.
Overall, among the given countries, the two Asian nations, South Korea and Japan, had average class sizes that were higher than the world average. Iceland, however, had the lowest figures for both types of school.
In 2006, the average class size around the world was approximately 26 pupils for primary school and 24 pupils for lower secondary school. For primary school, four of the selected countries had an average class size that was less than the world average, namely the UK (22), Denmark (21), Mexico (21), and Iceland (15). South Korea, however, had 8 more students per teacher than the world average, while Japan had one extra.
For lower secondary schools, the selected European nations still had smaller class sizes compared to the global average. Iceland had the smallest among them, with around 16 students per teacher, whereas Denmark and the UK had 18 and 22 students, respectively. For the remaining nations, South Korea had an average of 34 students in a class, 50% more than the world average. Mexico had 32, and Japan had 31.