this was slightly higher than the oecd average of hours for primary and hours for lower secondary education net teaching time amounted to hours per school year which was less than in many other oecd countries oecd average hours for primary and hours for lower secondary education see figure oecd a with the implementation of the folkeskole reform it is expected that teachers on average teach hours more during a school year a school year is usually weeks in denmark countries are ranked in descending order of the number of teaching hours per year in lower secondary education lower secondary teachers reported to spend on average hours per week teaching around the talis average of hours and hours on individual planning or preparation either at school or out of school slightly more than the talis average of hours see figure