Band 6+: The graph below shows the average class size in six countries and compares it with the world average class size in 2006. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main points and give comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart presents the average class sizes of different countries compared to a world age class size of primary schools and lower secondary schools.

Overall, world average size of Primary School hosting students aged 5-12 have a marginally smaller class size than that of Lower Secondary Schools featuring pupils aged 13-16. In terms of countries, the UK, Denmark and Iceland have class sizes than world average, whilst sizes are generally larger in South Korea, Japan and Mexico.

The average world class size for Primary Schools is slightly above 25. In this respect, UK, Denmark and Mexico have smaller than average classes with numbers ranging from 20-25 per class, with the lowest number in Iceland at just around 15 students per class. Japan and South Korea exceed the world average nominally, peaking at around 26 and 34 pupils repectively.

Concerning Lower Secondary Schools, average class sizes are at around 24. The UK, Denmark and Iceland continue to outperform world average, ranging from roughly 15-23 per class. The same higher-than-average trends apply for Japan and Korea, the former exceeds world average by around 6 pupils and the latter around 11. Mexico, contrary to it’s primary school class size, have secondary school class sizes substantially higher than world average just exceeding 30 per classroom.