Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000

This dataset contains a trend of statutory teaching time requirement since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary, lower secondary education (general programmes) and upper secondary general programmes.

The default table displays data in hours per year for teachers at the primary level. The selection can be changed to display data on different years and on different levels of education.

Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance.

Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.