§ Mr. OppenheimTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has on the average class size for schools in (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) West Germany, (iii) the United States of America and (iv) Japan.
§ Mr. DunnThe readily available information is shown in the following table. There are no readily available data for the United States of America.
Country Year Class size up to 1st level1 Class size up to 2nd level2 United Kingdom 1984–85 325.2 421.4 1985–86 325.9 421.3 Germany, Federal Republic of5 1982–83 22.7 627.3 Japan7 1984–85 833.3 638.1 1 Equates broadly with nursery and primary education. 2 Equates broadly with secondary school education and non-advanced further education. 3 Covers maintained primary schools in England. Includes classes where more than one teacher may be present. 4 Covers maintained secondary schools in England. Includes classes where more than one teacher may be present. 5 Data extracted from reply to a written European Parliamentary Question (1503/84). 6 Covers lower secondary schools only. 7 Includes private education. 8 Covers only primary school education.