Teachers' and school heads' teaching and working time

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Indicator

Number of weeks of teaching per school year (teachers)

Number of days of teaching per school year (teachers)

Statutory net teaching time per school year, in hours (teachers) Information on item

Information on item

Statutory working time required at school per school year, in hours (teachers)

Total statutory working time per school year, in hours (teachers) Information on item

Information on item

ISCED 2011

Pre-primary education (ISCED2011 level 02)

Primary education (ISCED2011 level 1)

Lower secondary general education (ISCED2011 level 2 (general programmes))

Upper secondary general education (ISCED2011 level 3 (general programmes))

Upper secondary vocational education (ISCED2011 level 3 (vocational programmes))

Pre-primary education (ISCED2011 level 02)

Primary education (ISCED2011 level 1)

Lower secondary general education (ISCED2011 level 2 (general programmes))

Upper secondary general education (ISCED2011 level 3 (general programmes))

Upper secondary vocational education (ISCED2011 level 3 (vocational programmes))

Pre-primary education (ISCED2011 level 02)

Primary education (ISCED2011 level 1)

Lower secondary general education (ISCED2011 level 2 (general programmes))

Upper secondary general education (ISCED2011 level 3 (general programmes))

Upper secondary vocational education (ISCED2011 level 3 (vocational programmes))

Pre-primary education (ISCED2011 level 02)

Primary education (ISCED2011 level 1)

Lower secondary general education (ISCED2011 level 2 (general programmes))

Upper secondary general education (ISCED2011 level 3 (general programmes))

Upper secondary vocational education (ISCED2011 level 3 (vocational programmes))

Pre-primary education (ISCED2011 level 02)

Primary education (ISCED2011 level 1)

Lower secondary general education (ISCED2011 level 2 (general programmes))

Upper secondary general education (ISCED2011 level 3 (general programmes))

Upper secondary vocational education (ISCED2011 level 3 (vocational programmes))

Country

Australia

40

40

41

41

^(m)

..

193

194

198

199

^(m)

..

768

860

838

839

^(m)

..

1 339

1 233

1 224

1 224

^(m)

..

^(z)

..

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..

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..

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..

^(m)

..

Austria

^(m)

..

37

37

37

37

^(m)

..

181

181

181

181

^(m)

..

796

623

592

592

^(m)

..

^(z)

..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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Belgium

Flemish Comm. (Belgium)

35

35

35

35

35

151

151

152

152

152

669

669

616

575

605

870

870

773

723

760

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..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

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..

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..

French Comm. (Belgium)

37

37

37

37

37

170

170

170

170

170

736

680

621

588

621

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

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..

962

962

^(z)

..

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..

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..

Canada

^(m)

..

37

37

37

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

185

185

185

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

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..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

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..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

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..

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..

^(z)

..

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..

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..

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..

Chile

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

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..

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..

^(m)

..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Colombia

40

40

40

40

40

190

190

190

190

190

760

950

836

836

836

1 152

1 152

1 152

1 152

1 152

1 720

1 720

1 720

1 720

1 720

Costa Rica

41

41

41

41

41

195

195

195

195

195

800

1 209

1 248

1 248

1 248

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Czechia

44

39

39

39

39

211

191

191

191

191

1 308

630

630

573

573

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

1 688

1 688

1 688

1 688

1 688

Denmark

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

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..

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..

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..

699

690

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

1 628

1 628

1 628

1 628

1 628

1 628

1 628

1 628

1 628

1 628

Estonia

46

35

35

35

40

222

174

174

174

199

1 332

592

609

574

^(z)

..

1 610

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

1 610

1 540

1 540

1 540

1 540

Finland

^(m)

..

38

38

38

^(z)

..

^(m)

..

189

189

189

^(z)

..

^(m)

..

680

595

567

^(z)

..

^(m)

..

818

733

686

1 125

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

1 500

France

36

36

36

36

36

162

162

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

900

900

720

720

720

954

954

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

Information on item

1 607

Information on item

1 607

Information on item

1 607

Information on item

1 607

Information on item

1 607

Germany

Information on item

46

40

40

40

40

225

193

193

193

193

1 755

691

641

610

626

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

1 795

1 795

1 795

1 795

1 795

Greece

37

37

35

35

35

180

180

171

171

171

675

675

590

590

590

1 164

1 164

1 176

1 176

1 176

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

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..

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..

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..

Hungary

43

38

38

38

38

206

179

179

178

179

1 318

644

644

641

644

1 476

1 146

1 146

1 139

1 146

1 656

1 656

1 656

1 656

1 704

Iceland

^(m)

..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Ireland

^(m)

..

37

33

33

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

180

164

164

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

900

700

700

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

1 058

798

798

^(m)

..

^(z)

..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Israel

Information on item

37

37

36

36

36

182

182

176

176

176

1 030

846

704

650

650

1 067

1 240

1 197

1 268

1 268

1 067

1 240

1 197

1 268

1 268

Italy

42

38

38

38

38

189

169

169

169

169

945

744

608

608

608

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Japan

^(m)

..

41

41

39

39

^(m)

..

203

203

196

196

Information on item

^(m)

..

Information on item

750

Information on item

609

Information on item

507

Information on item

507

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Information on item

1 728

Information on item

1 728

Information on item

1 728

Information on item

1 728

Information on item

1 728

Korea

36

38

38

38

38

180

190

190

190

190

767

672

517

544

541

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..

^(z)

..

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..

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..

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..

Information on item

1 440

Information on item

1 520

Information on item

1 520

Information on item

1 520

Information on item

1 520

Latvia

39

33

35

35

44

190

160

170

170

215

1 368

630

768

832

1 078

1 560

1 050

1 050

1 050

1 320

1 760

1 320

1 320

1 320

1 320

Lithuania

Information on item

^(z)

..

36

37

37

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

173

178

178

^(z)

..

640

830

854

854

1 032

^(z)

..

1 512

1 512

1 512

1 512

^(z)

..

1 512

1 512

1 512

1 512

Luxembourg

36

36

36

36

36

176

176

176

176

176

880

810

739

739

739

1 060

990

859

859

859

1 500

1 394

1 229

1 229

1 229

Mexico

40

40

40

36

36

190

190

190

172

172

505

760

988

843

688

772

890

1 167

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Netherlands

40

40

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

200

200

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

940

940

720

720

^(m)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

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..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

1 659

1 659

1 659

1 659

1 659

New Zealand

41

38

38

38

^(m)

..

205

192

191

190

^(m)

..

1 230

922

840

760

^(m)

..

1 820

1 536

1 243

950

^(m)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

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..

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..

^(m)

..

Norway

47

38

38

38

38

225

190

190

190

190

^(z)

..

741

663

523

595

^(z)

..

1 300

1 225

1 150

1 150

^(z)

..

1 688

1 688

1 688

1 688

Poland

45

38

38

37

37

219

181

181

179

179

1 095

611

489

483

483

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

1 752

1 448

1 448

1 432

1 432

Portugal

40

40

38

38

38

193

193

182

182

182

965

869

667

667

667

1 101

1 005

852

852

852

1 423

1 423

1 368

1 368

1 368

Slovak Republic

44

38

38

38

38

211

187

187

187

187

1 161

729

645

561

598

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

1 560

1 560

1 560

1 560

1 560

Slovenia

46

38

38

38

38

224

190

190

190

190

1 344

627

627

570

570

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

Spain

37

37

37

37

37

176

176

176

176

176

871

871

665

665

665

1 140

1 140

1 140

1 140

1 140

1 425

1 425

1 425

1 425

1 425

Sweden

47

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

224

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(m)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

1 792

1 360

1 360

1 360

1 360

^(z)

..

1 767

1 767

1 767

1 767

Switzerland

39

39

39

39

39

188

188

188

188

188

788

806

750

638

713

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

Information on item

1 866

Information on item

1 866

Information on item

1 866

Information on item

1 866

Information on item

1 866

Türkiye

38

38

38

38

38

186

186

186

186

186

930

744

521

521

521

1 010

820

750

750

750

Information on item

1 576

Information on item

1 576

Information on item

1 576

Information on item

1 576

Information on item

1 576

United Kingdom

England (UK)

38

38

38

38

^(z)

..

190

190

190

190

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

^(z)

..

1 265

1 265

1 265

1 265

^(z)

..

Scotland (UK)

38

38

38

38

^(z)

..

190

190

190

190

^(z)

..

855

855

855

855

^(z)

..

1 080

1 080

1 080

1 080

^(z)

..

1 365

1 365

1 365

1 365

^(z)

..

United States

36

36

36

36

^(z)

..

180

180

180

180

^(z)

..

1 011

1 004

966

966

^(z)

..

1 441

1 443

1 449

1 446

^(z)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

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..

OECD Average

41

38

38

37

38

196

184

183

182

185

987

784

711

684

684

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

1 543

1 557

1 559

1 570

European Union 22 members in OECD

41

37

37

37

38

198

180

178

178

183

1 071

740

659

642

675

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

1 573

1 524

1 547

1 546

1 546

Non-OECD Economies

Brazil

42

42

42

42

42

200

200

200

200

200

800

800

800

800

800

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

^(m)

..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Legend:

m	Missing data
z	Not applicable

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