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The web page compares teachers' salaries in different countries and levels of education, based on the OECD's Education At A Glance 2021 report. It also highlights the importance of fair compensation and working conditions for teachers, especially in the context of COVID-19 and education recovery.
The OECD measures teachers’ salaries in various ways - by level (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary), years of experience, and by looking at the very top of the pay scale. The chart above looks at lower secondary school teachers with 15 years’ experience.
This small European country is where teachers can expect to earn the highest wages, according to OECD research. The 2013 data, from the OECD’s new report, Education at a Glance 2015, highlights average earnings for teachers in OECD countries across a number of variables, including teaching level and length of time in the profession. For the ...
The survey showed high levels of pessimism about student attitudes in Europe, with respondents believing more pupils disrespected their teachers than respected them. The outlook was more positive in Asia, Africa and the Middle East – 80% of respondents in China thought students respected their teachers, against a 36% country average.
Between 2005 and 2017, salaries of qualified teachers with 15 years’ experience increased by 8% at primary level, 7% at lower secondary level and 5% at upper secondary. On average, the salary cost of teachers per student (taking into account factors including class size and instruction time) increases from $2,936 in primary education, to ...
Bhutan’s teaching profession has suffered in recent years, with poor pay and conditions making it one of the least sought-after positions in the civil service. In 2018, more than 4% of teachers left their jobs, and most resigned voluntarily. Many of the more experienced or highly trained were replaced by less experienced teachers.
But some invest more per primary student, including Chile, Iceland and the UK, even though teachers’ salaries often increase in line with the level of education. Image: OECD The OECD also ranks countries based on the percentage of their total government expenditure on education.
While Norway and Belgium have an average of around 10 pupils per teachers, Mexico has up to 30 students per teacher. Globally, schools are struggling to recruit teachers because of low salaries and burnout from the pandemic. If the situation continues, teaching unions warn, it could lead to a detrimental impact on pupils’ progress.
On average, school teachers in OECD countries have to teach 865 hours per year in public institutions. However, this can vary for countries around the world - with teachers in Costa Rica expected to work 1,134 hours per year. On the other end of the spectrum, teachers in Poland teach nearly 200 hours less than the average.
Education is a collective endeavour. We need countries, corporations and global citizens to work collaboratively on behalf of our teachers. Advances in technology and the lessons from COVID-19 can help us create a path towards greater equity in education. Together with digital teachers of the future, we can power a world where nobody is left ...