The bar chart illustrates the figures for the average number of pupils per class in primary schools and lower secondary schools in six various countries( South Korea, Japan, the UK, Mexico, Denmark, and Iceland), compared to the world average in the year 2006.
Overall, what stands out from the chart is that the average number of students in South Korea was higher in both primary schools and lower secondary schools. In addition, primary schools was higher than in lower secondary schools for the world average in six different nations in the given year.
In terms of primary schools (age 5–10), the average number of students was higher in South Korea and the opposite was true for Iceland, at almost 34 and 15, respectively. The number of children in each class in Mexico was around 21 while the figure was same for Denmark. In the UK, there were 23 students. Meanwhile, Japan and world average were similar figures for class occupancy, at 26 students in this stage of schools.
On the other hand in lower secondary schools (age 13–16)was highest in South Korea, at just over 36. Similarly, the number of students in Mexico and Japan was nearly 31. The number of students in Denmark and Iceland was approximately 19 and 16, respectively. The world average number of students was 24 and the UK was at nearly 23 students.