The primary level in figures
 |  | 2003 / 2004 saw over 466,000 children (49.3 % of them girls) taught in more than 4500 primary schools. In 2003 / 2004 the number of teaching positions amounted to more than 24,700 in full time equivalents (29,500 teachers in all). The teaching time per week amounts to 23 lessons per week in the primary classes. In the fifth or sixth primary classes, the pupils learn up to 32 lessons per week (one lesson lasts approx. 45 to 50 minutes). |
Further data
 | The average size of the class consists of 19 pupils. |
| The number of foreign pupils amounts to 22.9%. |
| 2.4 % of the pupils attend private schools that are not subsidised. |
(Data BFS 1999-2005)
