The bar chart illustrates how many teaching hours per year were done by each teacher in 2001.
Overall, teachers in the USA spent the most time teaching per year in all categories, whereas the opposite is true for the case of Japanese teachers. Furthermore, teaching hours done by primary school teachers were the lowest in all countries surveyed.
In terms of Upper Secondary, this category accounted for the highest amount of teaching time in the USA and Spain, at 1100 hours and approximately 990 hours, respectively. In contrast, the figures for Japan and Ireland were significantly lower, falling between 600 hours and 800 hours.
Turning to Lower Secondary teaching time, the USA topped the list, with a figure of just under 1100 hours, which was followed by 800 hours in Iceland. Meanwhile, similar teaching hours were seen in Japan and Spain, all standing at 600 hours.
Regarding primary schools, about 820 American teaching hours went into this category, which was the highest of all nations listed. This was followed by teachers in Japan, Spain, and Iceland teaching a similar number of hours in 2001, which was 600 hours.