The table below shows the number of hours each teacher spent teaching at different schools in four different countries in 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table illustrates the annual teaching hours for teachers in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary schools across four different countries in 2008.

Overall, Country B consistently recorded the highest number of teaching hours, while Country C had the lowest figures across all three school types. In general, teaching hours tended to increase with the level of education in most countries.

Teachers in Country B spent 900 hours in primary schools, which then rose to 1000 hours in lower secondary and peaked at 1100 hours in upper secondary education. Similarly, Country D showed a progressive increase from 800 hours at primary level to 850 hours in lower secondary and 900 hours in upper secondary schools.

In contrast, Country A's teachers worked 750 hours in primary schools, increasing to 800 hours for lower secondary and 850 hours for upper secondary. Country C recorded the lowest hours, starting at 650 for primary, then 700 for lower secondary, and finally 750 hours for upper secondary education.