The bar chart compares how many hours every teacher allocated for three school levels by four countries in 2001.
Overall, The number of teaching hours was highest for upper secondary in all countries, while the reverse was true for primary level. It is also notable that the levels for primary and lower remained relatively stable number of hours in Japan and Iceland.
Looking at the increases first, High school level saw a largest number of hours in USA, at around 1190, followed by Spanish and Icelandic which both experienced almost identical change nearly 900. Meanwhile,Japan had the lowest figure for this level, at about 700hours.
In contrast to middle school level, the numbers were considerably lower. In the USA, teachers spent about 1,000 hours, while in Spain, the figure was around 750. Icelandic and Japanese teachers recorded lower hours, at roughly 600 and 650 hours in class, respectively.
In terms of primary school, the USA was still leading the chart with around 750 teaching hours. Teachers allocated less time for other three countries, at approximately 600 hours, the Icelandic teachers’ hours around 150 fewer than in the USA.