Happy World Teachers' Day!

Happy World Teachers' Day!

• The average class in OECD countries has 21 pupils at the primary level.
• On average across OECD countries, there are 15 students per teacher at the tertiary level.
• The number of teaching hours required in public upper secondary schools ranges from 405 in Denmark to over 1050 in Chile, Colombia and Costa Rica.
• On average across OECD countries, 12% of primary teachers are under the age of 30.
• On average across OECD countries, women represent 97% of the teaching staff in pre-primary education.
• In all OECD and partner countries, the share of male teachers in primary education is the highest in India (49%), Saudi Arabia (47%), and Turkey (41%).
• On average, 91% of teachers across countries report overall satisfaction with their job.
• Less than a quarter of all teachers across OECD countries believe that teaching is a valued profession in society.
• Teachers report spending 79% of their lesson time on actual teaching and learning.
• 26% of teachers say there is a lot of disruptive noise in their classrooms.