Education in States and Nations: 1991
------------------------------------------------------------------ Country Average class size ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sao Paulo and Fortaleza, Brazil 35 Canada 25 China 48 England 22 France 25 Hungary 27 Ireland 27 Israel 32 Emilia Romagna, Italy 21 Jordan 27 Korea 49 Portugal 25 Scotland 24 Slovenia 25 Soviet Union 22 Spain 29 Switzerland 18 Taiwan 44 United States 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE: See supplemental note to Indicator 16 for details on data and sample sizes from Canada, Emilia Romagna (Italy), England, Israel, Portugal, Scotland, the Soviet Union, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States; and for discussions of the calculation of class size and of the International Assessment of Educational Progress (IAEP).
SOURCE: Educational Testing Service, International Assessment of Educational Progress, Learning Mathematics, Figure 5.2.