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Data profiles:
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, primary education (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, lower and upper secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
Financial literacy (PISA 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2015) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
ECEC staff, leaders and their working conditions (Starting Strong Survey 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, primary to upper secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, primary and lower secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
ECEC staff, leaders and their working conditions (Starting Strong Survey 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2015) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
ECEC staff, leaders and their working conditions (Starting Strong Survey 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2015) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
ECEC staff, leaders and their working conditions (Starting Strong Survey 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, primary and lower secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
ECEC staff, leaders and their working conditions (Starting Strong Survey 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, primary and lower secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
ECEC staff, leaders and their working conditions (Starting Strong Survey 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2015) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2015) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
ECEC staff, leaders and their working conditions (Starting Strong Survey 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, lower and upper secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2015) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, lower and upper secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, primary and lower secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, primary to upper secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2015) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, primary to upper secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
ECEC staff, leaders and their working conditions (Starting Strong Survey 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, primary and lower secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2012) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2017) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, primary and lower secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, lower and upper secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang (PISA 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, primary to upper secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, lower and upper secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
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Student performance (PISA 2018) |
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Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
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Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Adult skills (Survey of Adult Skills, PIAAC, 2015) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Overview of the education system (EAG 2021) |
Teachers and teaching conditions (TALIS 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
Teachers and teaching conditions, primary to upper secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
Student performance (PISA 2018) |
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Teachers and teaching conditions, primary to upper secondary education (TALIS 2018) |
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Who the teachers are
Teachers' age in primary education is relatively old in Sweden compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data. (44.7 Years, rank 1/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the share of teachers aged 50 or above in primary education is comparatively large. (33.8 %, rank 1/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
In primary education, the total number of years working in other non-educational roles in Sweden is one of the longest among all OECD and partner countries with available data. (5.3 Years, rank 1/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
Teachers' age in upper secondary education is relatively old in Sweden compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data. (47 Years, rank 3/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the percentage of teachers aged 50 and above in upper secondary education is especially important. (43.7 %, rank 3/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
In upper secondary education, the total number of years working in other non-educational roles in Sweden is one of the longest among all OECD and partner countries with available data. (8 Years, rank 1/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the number of years teachers worked in other non-educational roles is longer in upper secondary compared to lower secondary level. (2.1 Years, rank 1/8 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the share of female teachers in upper secondary education is especially low. (53.9 %, rank 10/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the difference in the share of female teachers is one of the largest in upper secondary compared to lower secondary education. (-11.9 % points, rank 12/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
The proportion of female teachers in upper secondary level who teaches STEM is one of the smallest in Sweden among all OECD and partner countries with available data. (14.1 %, rank 12/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
The proportion of male teachers in upper secondary level who teaches STEM is one of the lowest in Sweden among all OECD and partner countries with available data. (21 %, rank 12/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
The percentage of male teachers who teaches VET at upper secondary level is relatively important in Sweden. (26.3 %, rank 2/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
Who the principals are
Compared to other TALIS countries, a larger proportion of principals in Sweden are female. (68.7 %, rank 5/49 , 2018) Download Indicator
The proportion of female principals in primary education is one of the largest in Sweden. (64.7 %, rank 4/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
Initial and induction training of teachers
A smaller share of teachers participated in some kind of induction at their current school in primary compared to lower secondary level in Sweden. (-4.9 % points, rank 7/9 , 2018) Download Indicator
The share of teachers in primary education who received formal training in facilitating transitions is one of the lowest in Sweden among all OECD and partner countries with available data. (23.5 %, rank 13/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the percentage of primary education teachers who received formal training in facilitating play is especially low. (59.7 %, rank 9/13 , 2018) Download Indicator
The proportion of primary education teachers who feel prepared in facilitating play is relatively small in Sweden. (52.6 %, rank 9/13 , 2018) Download Indicator
The share of teachers in Sweden that have received instruction on subject content, pedagogy and classroom practice is comparatively less in upper secondary than in lower secondary education. (-10.5 % points, rank 7/10 , 2018) Download Indicator
The share of upper secondary teachers who participated in some kind of induction at their current school is one of the lowest in Sweden among all OECD and partner countries with available data. (39.8 %, rank 11/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the difference in teachers who participated in some kind of induction at their current school is one of the largest in upper secondary compared to lower secondary level. (9.4 % points, rank 2/8 , 2018) Download Indicator
A large share of upper secondary teachers teach reading with training in the subject in Sweden. (85.2 %, rank 4/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
The percentage of upper secondary teachers teaching mathematics with training in the subject is especially high in Sweden. (86.6 %, rank 3/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
In upper secondary education, the percentage of teachers teaching science with training in the subject is especially high in Sweden. (85.9 %, rank 3/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
A large share of upper secondary teachers teach social sciences with training in the subject in Sweden. (85.8 %, rank 2/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
Professional development of teachers
In Sweden, the percentage of novice teachers in primary education who have an assigned mentor is relatively low. (17.8 %, rank 10/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the percentage of upper secondary teachers who attended at least one professional development activity in the last year is especially low. (93.9 %, rank 9/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
Professional development of principals
Among TALIS countries, Sweden has a higher proportion of principals who participated in at least one professional development activity in the 12 months prior to the survey. (100 %, rank 1/49 , 2018) Download Indicator
Teacher appraisal and feedback
In Sweden, the proportion of principals who report that their school are autonomous for determining teachers' salary increases is one of the largest among TALIS participating countries and economies. (81.1 %, rank 2/47 , 2018) Download Indicator
Teachers' practices
A small proportion of teachers report to 'frequently' or 'always' explain how new and old topics are related. (70.8 %, rank 49/50 , 2018) Download Indicator
A small proportion of teachers report to 'frequently' or 'always' refer to a problem from everyday life or work to demonstrate why new knowledge is useful. (58.6 %, rank 47/50 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, a low percentage of teachers in primary education who report frequently or always explaining to their students what they expect them to learn. (86.3 %, rank 11/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
In primary education, the share of teachers who report that they frequently or always ask students to decide on their own procedures for solving complex tasks is especially small in Sweden. (41.1 %, rank 12/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
The proportion of class time spent on keeping order in the classroom in primary education is one of the smallest in Sweden among all OECD and partner countries. (15.2 %, rank 10/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the share of class time spent on keeping order in the classroom is more important in primary compared to lower secondary education. (3.8 % points, rank 3/10 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, a small proportion of teachers in primary education report that maintaining classroom discipline is a source of stress. (28.4 %, rank 13/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
The proportion of teachers in primary school reporting a high need for professional development in student behavior and classroom management is especially low in Sweden. (8.1 %, rank 11/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
Principals' practices
Principals report spending shorter time on curriculum and teaching-related tasks and meetings. (12.5 %, rank 30/32 , 2018) Download Indicator
Teachers' autonomy, collegiality and collaboration
Compared to most other TALIS countries, Sweden has a higher proportion of teachers who participate in collaborative professional learning in their school at least once a month. (43.7 %, rank 5/50 , 2018) Download Indicator
Sweden has one of the highest proportion of teachers who agree that they have control over determining course content. (97.3 %, rank 1/50 , 2018) Download Indicator
A high share of teachers report engaging in team-teaching at least once a month. (42.3 %, rank 5/50 , 2018) Download Indicator
A large share of upper secondary teachers report engaging in collaborative professional learning at least once a month in Sweden. (29.6 %, rank 3/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the percentage of teachers who report engaging in collaborative professional learning at least once a month is smaller in upper secondary compared to lower secondary education. (-14 % points, rank 7/7 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the percentage of upper secondary teachers who report engaging in discussion about the learning development of specific students at least once a month is relatively important. (78 %, rank 1/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the difference in the percentage of teachers who report engaging in discussions about the learning development of specific students is one of the smallest in upper secondary compared to lower secondary education. (-5.6 % points, rank 2/9 , 2018) Download Indicator
ICT for teaching
In Sweden, the proportion of teachers who felt "well prepared" or "very well prepared" to use ICT for teaching is smaller relative to most TALIS countries. (36.7 %, rank 50/50 , 2018) Download Indicator
A small share of primary education teachers received formal training in using ICT for teaching in Sweden. (40.3 %, rank 14/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
A small share of primary education teachers feel well prepared in using ICT for teaching in Sweden. (32.3 %, rank 10/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, a smaller share of teachers report that they frequently or always let students use ICT for projects or class work in primary than in lower secondary education. (-12.7 % points, rank 7/10 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the percentage of primary education teachers who report a high need for professional development in using ICT for teaching is relatively high . (25 %, rank 4/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
The share of primary education principals who report that the delivery of quality instruction is hindered by a shortage of digital technology for instruction is one of the lowest in Sweden among all OECD and partner countries with available data. (17.7 %, rank 12/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the share of upper secondary teachers who received formal training in using ICT for teaching is relatively low . (42 %, rank 12/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the share of upper secondary teachers who feel well prepared in using ICT for teaching is relatively low . (42.9 %, rank 11/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, a slightly larger or smaller (Denmark) share of teachers report that they frequently or always let students use ICT for projects or class work in upper secondary compared to lower secondary education. (5.4 % points, rank 7/10 , 2018) Download Indicator
The percentage of teachers in Sweden who report a high need for professional development in using ICT for teaching is less important in upper secondary compared to lower secondary level. (-7.4 % points, rank 6/6 , 2018) Download Indicator
A small proportion of upper secondary principals report that the delivery of quality instruction is hindered by a shortage of teachers with competencies in teaching students with special needs in Sweden. (5.2 %, rank 12/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
Teaching students with special needs
In Sweden, the proportion of primary education teachers reporting a high need for professional development in teaching special needs students is especially small. (20 %, rank 10/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
A small proportion of primary education principals report that the delivery of quality instruction is hindered by a shortage of teachers with competencies in teaching students with special needs in Sweden. (21 %, rank 11/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
Modifying lessons for students with special needs is a source of stress for a share of primary education teachers in Sweden. (48.3 %, rank 4/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
Teaching in multicultural settings
Sweden has one the largest shares of teachers teaching in schools where at least 1% of students are refugees. (84.2 %, rank 1/49 , 2018) Download Indicator
Teachers' satisfaction with their jobs
The share of teachers who think that the teaching profession is valued by society in primary education is especially low in Sweden. (10.9 %, rank 12/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the percentage of teachers who report they are satisfied with their job at primary level is one of the highest among all OECD and partner countries. (92.9 %, rank 4/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
The proportion of teachers who report being satisfied with their salary at primary level is especially small in Sweden. (30.8 %, rank 11/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
In primary education, the share of teachers reporting there is a collaborative culture characterised by mutual support is smaller in Sweden compared to other OECD and partner countries with available data. (83.9 %, rank 11/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
The proportion of primary education teachers for whom having too much administrative work is a source of stress in is especially high in Sweden. (59.5 %, rank 4/14 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, there is a small share of upper secondary teachers who think that the teaching profession is valued by society. (13.8 %, rank 9/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
The percentage of upper secondary teachers who report being satisfied with their job is especially high in Sweden. (91.3 %, rank 4/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the share of upper secondary teachers who report being satisfied with the terms of their teaching contract apart from salary is relatively large. (72.5 %, rank 4/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, a small share of upper secondary teachers report that their school provides staff with opportunities to actively participate in school decisions. (71.4 %, rank 9/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, the share of female teachers who report stress in upper secondary education compared to male teachers is comparatively high. (-6.8 % points, rank 7/9 , 2018) Download Indicator
Having too much administrative work is a source of stress for a large share of upper secondary teachers in Sweden. (57.7 %, rank 2/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
Teachers’ working conditions, mobility and risk of attrition
For a large share of teachers, having too much administrative work is a source of stress. (64.8 %, rank 5/50 , 2018) Download Indicator
In Sweden, there is a small share of full-time teachers in upper secondary level. (80.5 %, rank 9/12 , 2018) Download Indicator
General findings
- Across OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS, teachers are 44 years old and principals are 52 years old, on average. Furthermore, 20% of principals across the OECD are aged 60 and above.
- In the OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS, 47% of principals are women, compared to 68% of teachers.
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- In OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS, 65% of teachers report frequently calming students who are disruptive and 84% report frequently explaining how new and old topics are related.
- During a typical lesson, teachers spend 78% of classroom time on actual teaching and learning, on average in the OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS.
- In the past five to ten years, classroom time spent on actual teaching and learning has decreased in about half of the countries and economies participating in TALIS.
- 84% of teachers report having control over determining course content in their class, on average across in OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS.
- 81% of teachers say that they work in a collaborative school culture characterised by mutual support, on average in OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS. Furthermore, 59% of principals took actions on a regular basis to support co-operation among teachers to develop new teaching practices in the 12 months prior to the survey.
- On average in OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS, only 21% of teachers report participating in collaborative professional learning at least once a month and 28% engage in team-teaching with the same frequency.
- About half of teachers in the OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS "frequently" or "always" let students use ICT for projects or class work, but 25% of school principals report that delivery of quality instruction in their school is hindered by a shortage or inadequacy of digital technology for instruction.
- In the OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS, 27% of teachers work in classes with at least 10% of students with special needs (i.e. those for whom a special learning need has been formally identified because they are mentally, physically, or emotionally disadvantaged). But, 32% of school principals report that delivery of quality instruction in their school is hindered by a shortage of teachers with competence in teaching students with special needs.
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- During their initial education and training, 79% of teachers in the OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS were instructed on subject content, pedagogy and classroom. Only 42% of teachers report having participated in some kind of formal or informal induction when they joined their current school.
- In the OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS, taking part in some kind of in-service training is commonplace among teachers and principals, with 94% of teachers and 99% of principals attending at least one professional development activity in the year prior to the survey.
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- Across OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS, 26% of teachers "agree" or "strongly agree" with the statement that their profession is valued in society. Between 2013 and 2018, the percentage of teachers reporting that the profession is valued in society has increased in almost half of the countries and economies with available data.
- Nine out of ten teachers and 95% of school leaders report that, all in all, they are satisfied with their job, on average in OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS.
- 39% of teachers and 47% of school leaders report being satisfied with their salaries, on average in OECD countries and economies.
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- Across OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS, 82% of teachers have a permanent contract while 12% of teacher are employed on contracts of one year or less.
- 18% of teachers report experiencing stress in their work "a lot", on average in OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS. 49% of teachers report that having too much administrative work is a source of stress they experience at work "quite a bit" or "a lot".
- A quarter of teachers report that they would like to leave teaching within the next five years, on average across the OECD countries and economies participating in TALIS. Furthermore, 14% of teachers age 50 or would like to leave teaching in the next five years.
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- Only 10% of teachers report that they have never received feedback in their schools. On average across the OECD, the forms of feedback most commonly used are based on classroom observations and students' school-based and classroom-based results.
- 71% of teachers who received feedback in the 12 months prior to the survey report that it had a positive impact on their teaching practice. In all countries and economies participating in TALIS, teachers who report receiving feedback based on multiple methods are more likely to find that the feedback they received had a positive impact on their teaching.
- The proportion of teachers who work in schools where appraisal can result in a salary increase or financial bonus is 55% in schools where school management has responsibility over salaries. In schools where school management does not have responsibility over salaries, the proportion is only 30%.
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- The proportion of female teachers represents over three quarters of the primary teaching force (TALIS average 78%), which is higher than the proportion in lower secondary education of 63%.
- Less than half of teachers (46% on average) cited receiving formal training in facilitating transitions from early childhood education to primary education. However, a slightly smaller share of teachers (38%) said they felt well or very well prepared in this area.
- Thirty-seven percent (37%) of teachers report modifying lessons for students with special needs is a source of stress "quite a bit" or "a lot" in primary in contrast to 29% in lower secondary.
- Teachers in upper secondary education reported being involved in fewer collaborative activities than their peers in lower secondary education. Teaching jointly as a team in the same class shows significant decreases among teachers in upper secondary (5 percentage points difference).
- Almost a quarter of teachers (23%) in upper secondary education stated they would like to leave teaching in the next five years. Teachers satisfied with their salaries and terms of employment, and who consider the school provides opportunities to engage in discussion and has a collaborative culture are less likely to state they will leave teaching.
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All rankings for individual variables are compiled on the basis of OECD and G20 countries for which data are available. The OECD average includes only OECD countries which are listed here: http://www.oecd.org/about/membersandpartners/
*TALIS averages are based on all countries participating in the TALIS survey, including partner countries and economies. This explains the difference between the OECD average and the TALIS averages. Data from the TALIS survey and Education at a Glance (EAG) may differ. See Annex E of the TALIS technical report and Annex 3 of EAG 2021 for more details about the data collections.
B-S-J-Z (China) refers to the four PISA-participating provinces/municipalities of the People's Republic of China: Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
For additional notes, please refer to annexes in the list of links below the introductory country profile text.