This statistic displays the average class size in primary, lower secondary and upper secondary levels of education in European Union (EU) countries in 2012. The United Kingdom (UK) had the highest number of pupils per class at 25.1 followed by Ireland and France at 24.4 and 22.7 respectively. According to the source Lithuania had the smallest number, with 15.2 pupils per class.
Average class size of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary levels of education in European Union (EU) countries in 2012
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Average number of students
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Eurostat. (February 3, 2016). Average class size of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary levels of education in European Union (EU) countries in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/593194/average-size-of-isced-1-3-classes-in-eu/
Eurostat. "Average class size of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary levels of education in European Union (EU) countries in 2012." Chart. February 3, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/593194/average-size-of-isced-1-3-classes-in-eu/
Eurostat. (2016). Average class size of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary levels of education in European Union (EU) countries in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/593194/average-size-of-isced-1-3-classes-in-eu/
Eurostat. "Average Class Size of Primary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary Levels of Education in European Union (Eu) Countries in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/593194/average-size-of-isced-1-3-classes-in-eu/
Eurostat, Average class size of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary levels of education in European Union (EU) countries in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/593194/average-size-of-isced-1-3-classes-in-eu/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Average class size of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary levels of education in European Union (EU) countries in 2012 [Graph], Eurostat, February 3, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/593194/average-size-of-isced-1-3-classes-in-eu/
