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This OECD report presents a variety of data on teachers, raising a few challenges to enhance the profession. Different topics are raised including the social valorization of teachers’ work...

This report calculates the costs, globally and by region, of children and youth that are not in school or gaining basic skills. Calculations are also provided for twenty selected countries in which...

This is the first global report to illustrate the monetary costs to economies around the world of leaving children and youth behind in education, and it has been jointly produced by UNESCO, the OECD...

This report was prepared as a background document for the 2023 International Summit on the Teaching Profession, which brought together education ministers, union leaders and other teacher leaders with...

This brochure presents an overview of the report "Effective teacher policies. Insights from PISA". The report explores three teacher-policy questions: How do the best-performing countries select...

Teachers are the most important school resource. In every country, teachers’ salaries and training represent the greatest share of expenditure on education; and this investment in teachers can have...

Teachers are the most important resource in today’s schools. Improving the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of schooling depends, in large measure, on ensuring that competent people want to work...

Promoting and supporting the development of strong professional identities in teachers is relevant to teachers, policy makers and the research community. The benefits of examining Teacher Professional...

Women are strongly over-represented among teachers. The share of female teachers is highest in primary schools and decreases with increasing level of education. Only among tertiary teachers is the...

Teachers can shape their students’ educational careers. Research shows that children taught by different teachers often experience very different educational outcomes. This begs the questions: how are...

Addressing teacher education in all its complexity is fundamental to ensuring that all students reach their potential in today’s increasingly diverse classrooms and rapidly changing environment. This...

In 2020, 1.5 billion students in 188 countries/economies were locked out of their schools. Students everywhere have been faced with schools that are open one day and closed the next, causing massive...