The pie chats compare how the size of classes in primary schools varied across four different Australian regions in 2010.
Overall, it’s clear that classes having 21-25 students took up the majority in all four states. On the contrary, ones containing 30 students or more were the least common in these areas.
New South Wales and South Australia show a slightly resemble pattern. In New South Wales , classes with 21-25 students took the lead with 37% followed by those with 26-30 and under 20 students with 33% and 26% respectively. Meanwhile, 35% of primary classes in south Australia were under 20 students, which were prominent, classes with 21-30 varied from 28% to 33%. Noticeably, classes over 30 students constituted nearly one in twenty.
When it comes to two other regions, in Australia capital territory, classes with 21-25 students got the largest share with 51% in total, followed by 38% classes with students under 20. Only 10% classes had 26-30 pupils in this area and the percentage of those over 30 students hit a low of 1%. West Australia still had the most dominant size of 21-25 students, classes with 26-30 and under 20 student trailed behind with 27% and 26% respectively. Those over 30 only accounted for 5%, which was still the lowest shar
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