The lower secondary level in figures
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More than 297,000 pupils (49.6% are female) attended the lower secondary level in the school year of 2003 / 2004.
Further data
 | 80,500 pupils have attended the lower secondary level with basic courses; |
| 171,300 pupils attended the lower secondary level with expanded courses; |
| 45,400 pupils attended the lower secondary level without selection. |
| The number of foreign pupils amounts to 21%. 4.5% of the pupils attended private schools that were not subsidised. |
| The amount of tuition hours lies between 27 and 37 lessons per week. The average size of the class averages 19 pupils. There were 19,200 full-time teaching positions (22,600 teachers) in the school year of 2003 / 2004. |
(Data BFS 1999-2005)
