CHAPTER

THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ORGANISATION OF SCHOOLS

Table D4.1.
Organisation of teachers working time (2008)
Number of teaching weeks, teaching days, net teaching hours, and teacher working time over the school year, in public institutions

Partner countries

Primary education

Lower secondary education

Upper secondary education,

general programmes

Primary education

Lower secondary education

Upper secondary education,

general programmes

(6)
196
180
181
181
m
193
200
190
188
m
193
158
185
175
167
167
198
220
176
173
m
190
190
185
171
190
m
171
a
m
m
180

Total statutory
working time
in hours

Upper secondary education,

general programmes

(5)
196
180
181
181
m
193
200
190
188
m
193
158
185
180
167
167
201
220
176
200
m
194
190
185
171
190
m
176
a
m
a
180

(7)
(8)
(9)
873 812 810
779 607 589
810 695 649
724 662 603
m
m
m
849 637 608
648 648 364
654 722 722
677 592 550
926 644 630
805 756 715
593 429 429
611 611 611
671 671 560
915 735 735
735 601 601
709 603 500
840 616 604
739 634 634
800 1047 848
930 750 750
985 968 950
741 654 523
513 513 513
855 752 752
855 855 855
m
m
m
880 713 693
a
a
a
m
m
m
m
a
m
1 097 1 068 1 051

(10)
1 207
a
936
a
m
a
1 306
1 265
a
a
a
1 140
a
1 650
1 036
a
a
a
900
800
a
985
1 300
a
1 261
a
m
1 140
1 360
m
m
1 381

(11)
1 228
a
a
a
m
a
1 306
1 265
a
a
a
1 170
a
1 650
735
a
a
a
828
1 167
a
968
1 225
a
1 261
a
m
1 140
1 360
m
a
1 381

(12)
1 228
a
a
a
m
a
m
1 265
a
a
a
1 170
a
1 720
735
a
a
a
828
971
a
950
1 150
a
1 261
a
m
1 140
1 360
m
m
1 378

(13)
a
1 776
a
a
m
1 688
1 680
1 265
a
a
1 775
a
1 864
1 800
a
a
1 899
1 680
a
a
1 659
a
1 688
1 520
1 432
1 365
m
1 425
1 767
m
m
1 913

(14)
a
1 776
a
a
m
1 688
1 680
1 265
a
a
1 775
a
1 864
1 800
a
a
1 899
1 680
a
a
1 659
a
1 688
1 520
1 432
1 365
m
1 425
1 767
m
a
1 977

(15)
a
a
a
a
m
1 688
1 680
1 265
a
a
1 775
a
1 864
1 800
a
a
1 899
1 680
a
a
1 659
a
1 688
1 520
1 432
1 365
m
1 425
1 767
m
m
1 998

Lower secondary education

(4)
196
180
180
181
m
193
200
190
188
m
193
178
185
180
183
167
201
220
176
200
195
197
190
185
171
190
m
176
a
m
m
180

Working time
Net teaching time required at school
in hours
in hours

Primary education

(3)
40
38
37
37
m
40
42
38
38
36
40
32
37
35
33
38
40
40
36
36
m
38
38
38
37
38
m
36
a
m
m
36

Upper secondary education,

general programmes

(2)
40
38
37
37
m
40
42
38
38
36
40
32
37
36
33
38
40
40
36
41
m
39
38
38
37
38
m
37
a
m
a
36

Lower secondary education

(1)
40
38
37
37
m
40
42
38
38
36
40
36
37
36
37
38
40
40
36
41
40
39
38
38
37
38
m
37
a
m
m
36

Number of days
of instruction

Primary education

Upper secondary education,

general programmes

Australia
Austria
Belgium (Fl.)
Belgium (Fr.)
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Korea
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Scotland
Slovak Republic
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United States

Lower secondary education

OECD countries

D4

Primary education

Number of weeks
of instruction

OECD average

38

38

37

187

186

184

786

703

661 1 178 1 192 1 166 1 659 1 662 1 657

EU19 average

38

37

37

184

181

181

763

661

632 1 149 1 133 1 108 1 601 1 601 1 585

Brazil
China
Estonia
India
Indonesia
Israel
Russian Federation
Slovenia

m
35
39
m
44
43
34
40

m
35
39
m
44
42
35
40

m
35
39
m
44
42
35
40

m
175
175
m
252
185
164
188

m
175
175
m
164
178
169
188

m
175
175
m
164
178
169
188

m
m
630
m
1 260
755
738
682

m
m
630
m
738
598
761
682

m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
578 1 540 1 540 1 540
m
m
m
m
738
m
m
m
541 981 783 712
761
a
a
a
626
a
a
a

m
m
a
m
m
a
a
a

m
m
a
m
m
a
a
a

m
m
a
m
m
a
a
a

Source: OECD. India, Indonesia: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (World Education Indicators Programme). China: The Ministry of Education,
Notes on the Experimental Curriculum of Compulsory Education, 19 November 2001. See Annex 3 for notes (www.oecd.org/edu/eag2010).
Please refer to the Readers Guide for information concerning the symbols replacing missing data.
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