The bar graph illustrates the average class size of primary and lower secondary school in South Korea, Japan, the UK, Denmark, Mexico, and Iceland and compares it with the global average class size in 2006.
Overall, South Korea accounted for the highest number of students in a class, whereas Iceland had the lowest class size at both levels. South Korea, Japan, and Mexico had the highest average class size, while the UK, Denmark, and Iceland had lower than that of global class size.
For primary school, South Korea accounted for the largest number of students at around 34, followed by Japan and the UK at approximately 27 and 23, respectively. Denmark and Mexico each represented 21 students. However, Ireland had the lowest number of students at only 15. By contrast, the figure was about 26 for the global class size.
A similar pattern can be seen in lower secondary school. South Korea once again had the largest class size at about 36 students. Japan and Mexico each accounted for around 31 students; however, the figure was about 24 for the global class size. Furthermore, the UK, Denmark, and Iceland represented approximately 22, 19, and 17 students, respectively, which was the lower than that of global class size.