The graph below shows the hours of teaching per year done by each teacher in four different countries in 2001. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart shows the average working

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for primary, middle and high

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of

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in four different countries in 2001. In general, the

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of teaching in the upper secondary and the lower secondary were higher than that of the others.

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in the

USA

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worked longer

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than those in Japan,

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, and

Iceland

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. The length of work for primary

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in the

USA

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was the highest amount of time (about 750

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), followed by the average working

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in

Spain

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, with 650

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. The equivalent figure for

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stood at around 600

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.

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the lowest figure for primary.

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in the

USA

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spent the largest amount of time (at 1000

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) in lower secondary

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, which was nearly double

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that in

Iceland

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. Japanese and

Spain

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teachers

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worked at middle

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for over 700

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and about 650

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, respectively. The highest amount of time for teaching at high

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in the

USA

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was about 1100

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, followed by the figure for

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(approximately 810

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), compared with 800

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in

Spain

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and 700

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in Japan.