The bar chart demonstrates the amount of tuition time provided at three various levels in four different countries in 2001. Overall, the higher the level of education was, the greater the amount of education time was. The USA was a clear leader in the amount of time a teacher spent in each level, but Iceland showed the largest difference among levels.
Upper-secondary school teachers devoted the largest amount of time. Professionals in the USA spent just under 1200 hours in this type of school in 2001, distantly followed by Iceland and Spain with about 900 hours each. Japan, meanwhile, ranked next registering 200 hours less than Iceland and Spain.
Lower-secondary level had lower amounts of tuition time in all countries. Teachers in the US used 1000 hours teaching in this type of school, yet Spain and Japan ranked second and third with 700 hours on average. Students in Iceland, however, were seen to receive the smallest amount of instruction time with just over 600 hours.
Primary school pedagogues allocated the lowest quantity of time for teaching. Once again, the USA dominated with 750 hours of education; however, the figures for the remaining countries averaged at 600 hours.