Average class size, by type of institution and level of education: 2009

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Average class size, by type of institution and level of education: 2009

Country	Primary education							Lower secondary education (general programs)
	Public institutions	Private institutions					Total: Public and private institutions	Public institutions	Private institutions					Total: Public and private institutions
	Public institutions	Total private institutions		Government-dependent private institutions		Independent private institutions	Total: Public and private institutions	Public institutions	Total private institutions		Government-dependent private institutions		Independent private institutions	Total: Public and private institutions
OECD average	21	20		20		21	21	24	23		23		21	24
OECD countries
Australia	23	25		25		†	24	23	25		25		†	24
Austria	19	21	¹	—		—	19	22	24	²	—		—	23
Belgium	—	—		—		—	—	—	—		—		—	—
Belgium (Fr.)	20	21		21		—	20	—	—		—		—	—
Canada	—	—		—		—	—	—	—		—		—	—
Chile	28	31		32		22	30	29	31		32		24	30
Czech Republic	20	16		16		†	20	22	20		20		†	22
Denmark	20	16		16		†	19	20	17		17		†	20
Estonia	18	17		†		17	18	20	16		†		16	20
Finland	20	18		18		†	20	20	22		22		†	20
France	23	23	¹	—		—	23	24	25		25		14	24
Germany	22	22		22	³	—	22	25	25		25	⁴	—	25
Greece	17	21		†		21	17	21	25		†		25	22
Hungary	21	19		19		†	21	22	21		21		†	22
Iceland	18	14		14		#	18	20	12		12		#	20
Ireland	24	—		†		—	—	—	—		†		—	—
Israel	27	†		†		†	27	32	†		†		†	32
Italy	19	20		†		20	19	21	22		†		22	21
Japan	28	32		†		32	28	33	35		†		35	33
Korea	29	31		†		31	29	35	34		34		†	35
Luxembourg	15	19		20		19	16	19	21		21		21	19
Mexico	20	20		†		20	20	29	25		†		25	28
Netherlands⁵	22	—		—		—	—	—	—		—		—	—
New Zealand	—	—		—		—	—	—	—		—		—	—
Norway	†	†		†		†	†	†	†		†		†	†
Poland	19	12		12		12	19	24	18		24		16	23
Portugal	20	21		23		20	20	22	25		24		26	23
Slovak Republic	18	18		18		#	18	21	20		20		#	21
Slovenia	19	20		20		#	19	20	24		24		#	20
Spain	20	24		24		24	21	24	26		26		24	24
Sweden	—	—		—		#	—	—	—		—		#	—
Switzerland	19	—		—		—	—	19	—		—		—	—
Turkey	26	19		†		19	26	†	†		†		†	†
United Kingdom	26	13		26		13	24	21	15		19		10	20
United States	24	19		†		19	23	23	19		†		19	23

Other G-20
Argentina⁶	26	26		30		24	26	28	28		30		27	28
Brazil	27	18		†		18	25	30	25		†		25	29
China	37	42	¹	—		—	37	55	52	²	—		—	55
India	—	—		—		—	—	—	—		—		—	—
Indonesia	28	21		†		21	26	36	33		†		33	35
Russian Federation	16	11		†		11	16	18	10		†		10	18
Saudi Arabia	—	—		—		—	—	—	—		—		—	—
South Africa	—	—		—		—	—	—	—		—		—	—
— Not available.
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
¹Total private primary institutions include data for government-dependent and independent private primary institutions.
²Total private lower secondary institutions include data for government-dependent and independent private lower secondary institutions.
³Private government-dependent primary institutions include data for independent private primary institutions.
⁴Private government-dependent lower secondary institutions include data for independent private lower secondary institutions.
⁵Year of reference 2006.
⁶Year of reference 2008.
NOTE: Primary education (ages 5–11), normally called elementary school, is the initial level of public education and consists of some combination of kindergarten through 6th grade (K–6). Lower secondary education (ages 12–14), normally called middle school or junior high school, is an intermediate level between the elementary and secondary school levels.
SOURCE: Data from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2011). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2011, table D2.1, Paris: Author.

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