Teachers' and school heads' teaching and working time
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This dataset presents internationally comparable data on teaching and working time of (full-time) teachers and school heads in public institutions at pre-primary, primary and general and vocational (lower and upper) secondary education.
Data refer to formal statutory requirements and also cover actual teaching time. Teaching and working time are displayed by level of education.

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Data on teachers' teaching and working time are from the 2020 OECD-INES Survey on Working Time of Teachers and School Heads.
For more information see

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Etienne ALBISER (etienne.albiser@oecd.org)
Choyi WHANG (choyi.whang@oecd.org)

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16 September 2021

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Further detail as to the methodology used during the data collection for each indicator, the references to the sources and the specific notes for each country are available in:

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School year
Data should refer to the school year Y-1/Y (for example 2019/2020) or in the case of Southern Hemisphere countries, Y (2020).
The most recent reference year is 2020.

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Detailed presentation and explanation of the ISCED 2011 classification is available in :

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Key statistical concepts, definitions and methodologies underlying the indicators are available in the:

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Teachers' and school heads' teaching and working timeAbstract

This dataset presents internationally comparable data on teaching and working time of (full-time) teachers and school heads in public institutions at pre-primary, primary and general and vocational (lower and upper) secondary education.
Data refer to formal statutory requirements and also cover actual teaching time. Teaching and working time are displayed by level of education.

Data source(s) used

Data on teachers' teaching and working time are from the 2020 OECD-INES Survey on Working Time of Teachers and School Heads.
For more information see

Education at a Glancehttp://www.oecd.org/education/education-at-a-glance/Source Periodicity

Yearly

Reference period

School year
Data should refer to the school year Y-1/Y (for example 2019/2020) or in the case of Southern Hemisphere countries, Y (2020).
The most recent reference year is 2020.

Date last updated

16 September 2021

Contact person

Etienne ALBISER (etienne.albiser@oecd.org)
Choyi WHANG (choyi.whang@oecd.org)

Other data characteristics

Further detail as to the methodology used during the data collection for each indicator, the references to the sources and the specific notes for each country are available in:

Annex 3 - Education at a Glancehttps://www.oecd.org/education/education-at-a-glance/EAG2021_Annex3_ChapterD.pdfKey statistical concept

Key statistical concepts, definitions and methodologies underlying the indicators are available in the:

OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics 2018https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264304444-enClassification(s) used

Detailed presentation and explanation of the ISCED 2011 classification is available in :

OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics 2018https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264304444-enRecommended uses and limitations

are included in:

OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics 2018https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264304444-enOther comments

Search how your country compares:

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