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3. Teachers

3.1 Teachers in Primary and Second-level education (Full time & Part time) as a percentage of the total active population, 2004/05

	BE	CZ	DK	DE	EE	GR	ES	FR	IE	IT	CY	LV	LT	LU	HU	MT	NL	AT	PL	PT	SI	SK	FI	SE	UK	IS	NO
%	4.0	:	:	2.0	:	3.0	2.2	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.5	2.8	3.4	:	3.3	4.1	2.8	2.5	3.1	3.0	2.2	2.4	2.5	3.0	2.6	3.6	:

Explanatory Note

Only teachers involved in direct student instruction are taken into account. Data include teachers in special education and others who work with students as a whole class in a classroom, in small groups in a resource room or one-to-one inside or outside a regular classroom. Staff assigned tasks other than teaching, and trainees or teachers’ aides are not included. Both full time and part time working teachers in public and private sectors in Primary and Second-level are included in the numerator.

The active population corresponds to the total number of employed and unemployed persons in the population. Data concerning the active population (the denominator) come from the Labour Force Survey (2005).

Notes

Belgium, Ireland, Lithuania, Finland, United Kingdom, Norway: Data include students in further education.

Netherlands: Data include pre-primary

Source: Eurostat, UOE education statistics and Labour force survey

3.2 Teachers working part-time as a percentage of total full-time and part-time teachers (second-level) 2004/05

**Lower Second-level**
	BE	CZ	DK	DE	EE	GR	ES	FR	IE	IT	CY	LV	LT	LU	HU	MT	NL	AT	PL	PT	SI	SK	FI	SE	UK	IS	NO
2005	47.6	:	:	42.4	:	5.2	14.2	13.0	:	1.9	4.6	26.0	31.0	:	8.3	3.1	:	22.5	26.3	:	10.9	6.4	7.0	28.3	17.5	25.4	:

**Upper Second-level**
	BE	CZ	DK	DE	EE	GR	ES	FR	IE	IT	CY	LV	LT	LU	HU	MT	NL	AT	PL	PT	SI	SK	FI	SE	UK	IS	NO
2005	46.9	:	:	41.1	:	3.4	16.0	9.9	28.0	3.3	5.2	26.5	:	7.3	19.7	3.9	47.9	26.3	37.8	:	17.8	13.1	14.9	28.4	38.7	25.7	:

Notes

Ireland: Upper second-level includes Lower second-level and Further education.

Lithuania: Lower second-level includes Upper second-level.

Belgium, Finland, United Kingdom, Iceland: Upper second-level includes further education.

Luxembourg, Netherlands: Upper second-level includes Lower second-level.

Source: Eurostat education statistics (UOE)

3.3 Minimum and maximum salaries of Primary teachers relative to per capita GDP, 2002/03

**Minimum and maximum salaries of primary teachers relative to GDP per capita, 2002/03**
	BE FR	BE DE	BE NL	CZ	DK	DE	EE	GR	ES	FR	IE	IT	CY	LV	LT	LU	HU	MT	NL	AT	PL	PT	SI	SK	FI	SE	E/W/NI	SC	IS	NO
Minimum	90.0	91.8	94.8	68.4	97.3	130.5	69.2	112.8	132.7	96.1	74.6	76.9	134.9	77.0	47.8	87.3	62.5	114.9	103.4	79.1	56.3	139.5	120.1	52.6	99.3	72.1	117.5	105.7	73.9	79.9
Maximum	150.2	152.5	156.3	120.9	110.0	170.5	112.2	164.3	188.0	179.2	140.1	112.5	295.4	86.0	86.8	177.9	121.9	156.5	150.3	165.0	119.4	320.3	202.6	86.5	125.1	122.3	181.6	154.4	111.9	99.0

Explanatory note

The data relate to teachers with the minimum qualifications required who are single, childless and work in the capital city of their country.

The reference calendar year for per capita GDP is 2002. The reference period for salaries is the calendar year 2002 or the 2002/03 school year.

The values indicated in the diagram are obtained by establishing a relation between the (minimum and maximum) basic gross annual salary in national currency and per capita GDP (at current prices in national currency) in the country concerned.

The basic gross annual salary is the amount paid by the employer in a year, including bonuses, increases and allowances such as those related to the cost of living, the 13th month (where applicable), and holidays, etc. less employers' social security and pension contributions. This salary takes into account no taxation at source, other salary adjustment or financial benefit (related for example to further qualifications, merit, overtime, additional responsibilities, geographical area, the obligation to teach mixed or difficult classes, or accommodation, health or travel costs).

The minimum salary is the salary received by teachers in the above-mentioned circumstances, at the start of their career.

The maximum salary is the salary received by teachers in the above-mentioned circumstances, on retirement or after a certain number of years of service, without taking into account salary adjustments or financial benefits linked to any criteria other than length of service.

The raw data used to prepare these figures are available for each country and year of education at http://www.eurydice.org.

Source: Eurydice, Key Data on Education in Europe 2005 (Figure D37) and Eurostat National Accounts

3.4 Minimum and maximum salaries of upper second-level teachers relative to per capita GDP, 2002/03

**Minimum and maximum salaries of upper second-level teachers relative to GDP per capita, 2002/03**
	BE NL	BE FR	BE DE	CZ	DK	DE	EE	GR	ES	FR	IE	IT	CY	LV	LT	LU	HU	MT	NL	AT	PL	PT	SI	SK	FI	SE	E/W/NI	SC	IS	NO
Minimum	117.6	113.5	114.0	71.2	102.8	156.7	69.2	112.8	154.0	121.2	77.2	86.2	134.9	77.0	47.8	125.7	69.2	104.4	108.3	88.5	56.3	139.5	202.6	86.5	119.8	79.8	117.5	105.7	86.7	84.9
Maximum	204.1	199.4	201.3	133.4	133.2	191.7	112.2	164.3	229.3	226.2	140.1	130.9	295.4	86.0	86.8	218.4	126.1	184.2	218.6	199.3	119.4	320.3	120.1	52.6	159.0	135.6	181.6	154.4	119.6	110.0

See explanatory note for Figure 3.3

Source: Eurydice, Key Data on Education in Europe 2005 (Figure D39) and Eurostat National Accounts

3.5 Proportion of women in the total number of teachers by level 2004/05

**Primary**
EU-25	BE	CZ	DK	DE	EE	GR	ES	FR	IE	IT	CY	LV	LT	LU	HU	MT	NL	AT	PL	PT	SI	SK	FI	SE	UK
	78.7	83.6	:	83.7	:	63.0	69.4	81.6	84.1	95.6	83.0	97.1	97.7	71.2	95.9	85.6	82.2	89.8	84.5	81.5	97.4	89.6	76.0	81.3	81.6

**Lower Second-level**
EU-25	BE	CZ	DK	DE	EE	DE	EE	GR	ES	FR	IE	IT	CY	LV	LT	LU	HU	MT	NL	NL	AT	PL	PT	SI	SK	FI	SE	UK
	59.6	81.8	66.7			60.2	:	64.1	61.9	64.3	:	75.2	67.0	84.9	81.8	:	78.1	60.5		:	68.2	73.3	70.7	78.4	76.4	71.9	64.4	60.9

**Upper Second-level**
EU-25	BE	CZ	DK	DE	EE	DE	EE	GR	ES	FR	IE	IT	CY	LV	LT	LU	HU	MT	NL	NL	AT	PL	PT	SI	SK	FI	SE	UK
	57.6	56.3	:			46.2	:	47.4	49.1	52.4	60.6	59.7	54.2	80.5	:	45.0	63.9	37.0		44.8	50.9	65.7	66.6	64.4	69.2	57.0	50.8	60.8

Notes

Denmark, Iceland: Lower second-level is included in Primary.

Netherlands: Primary includes pre-primary

Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands: Upper second-level includes Lower second-level.

Lithuania: Upper second-level is included in Lower second-level.

Belgium, Ireland, Finland, United Kingdom: Upper second-level includes Further Ed.

Source: Eurostat, Education Statistics (UOE)

3.6 Proportion of Women in the total number of school level management personnel at Second-level, 2004/2005

EU-25	BE	CZ	DK	DE	EE	GR	ES	FR	IE	IT	CY	LV	LT	LU	HU	MT	NL	AT	PL	PT	SI	SK	FI	SE	UK	IS	NO
:	:	:	:	:	:	71.2	:	39.3	32.2	38.7	40.5	:	:	:	:	:	:	26.8	:	:	54.4	47.8	37.4	43.6	:	31.6	:

Notes

Finland: Data include further education.

Source: Eurostat - Education Statistics (UOE)

3.7 Distribution of Primary teachers in Public & Private institutions by age group, 2004/05 (Percentage)

**Primary**
	BE	CZ	DK	DE	EE	GR	ES	FR	IE	IT	CY	LV	LT	LU	HU	MT	NL	AT	PL	PT	SI	SK	FI	SE	UK	IS	NO
< 30 years	23	:	:	7	;	12	15	16	24	1	42	17	10	29	14	34	20	11	13	18	15	17	13	8	23	:	:
> = 50	21	:	:	52	:	14	31	22	29	47	3	22	24	25	19	28	29	25	15	26	13	26	25	48	30	:	:

3.8 Distribution of second-level teachers in Public & Private institutions by age group, 2004/05 (Percentage)

**Second-level**
	BE	CZ	DK	DE	EE	GR	ES	FR	IE	IT	CY	LV	LT	LU	HU	MT	NL	AT	PL	PT	SI	SK	FI	SE	UK	IS	NO
< 30 years	15	:	11	:	:	6	8	12	11	0	15	15	15	18	15	31	10	7	16	16	11	16	8	10	15	11	:
> = 50	32	:	41	:	:	29	25	35	37	62	19	31	29	31	29	25	42	26	22	19	23	37	37	43	33	33	:

Notes:

Netherlands: Primary includes pre-primary.

Denmark, Iceland: Lower second-level is included in Primary.

Belgium, Ireland, Finland, United Kingdom, Iceland: Second-level includes further Education.

Source: Eurostat - Education statistics (UOE)

3.9 Graduates from the Colleges of Education from both the Bachelor of Education Degree Programme and the Post-Graduate Diploma course

**Graduates from the Colleges of Education from both the Bachelor of Education Degree Programme and the Post-Graduate Diploma course**
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
St Patrick's College	154	215	185	317	385	443	553	568	500	495
Mary Immaculate	176	207	196	334	373	494	510	497	486	508
Colaiste Mhuire, Marino	67	94	92	93	109	140	195	202	153	162
Froebel College	63	60	65	73	83	83	119	91	90	85
Church of Ireland	30	31	30	26	33	26	25	35	28	33
Total	490	607	568	843	983	1186	1402	1393	1257	1283

Source: Colleges of Education and Department of Education and Science