How is the teacher shortage in the EU impacting the quality of education?

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How is the teacher shortage in the EU impacting the quality of education?   Children across the EU are returning to school en masse. However, schools in several member states report a lack of teachers to fill their schedules.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/11/how-is-the-teacher-shortage-in-the-eu-impacting-the-quality-of-education  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00As the new school year begins, how is the teacher shortage in the EU impacting the quality of education?

00:10Children across the EU are returning to school en masse.

00:14However, schools in several member states report a lack of teachers to fill their schedules.

00:19France faced a shortage of at least one teacher in more than half of public schools,

00:24with three-quarters of middle and high schools reporting an incomplete team.

00:28In Portugal, over 3,000 classes do not have a complete schedule,

00:33with English, Portuguese and geography classes being the most affected.

00:38Meanwhile, in Belgium's French-speaking schools, the problem is most persistent in secondary schools,

00:44where up to a quarter of necessary teachers is lacking.

00:47UNESCO assessed that more than 90% of the estimated teacher shortage in Europe and North America

00:53is due to teachers leaving the profession.

00:55Teacher shortages are costly, impact workloads and may deter future generations from joining the profession,

01:02which can create a cycle of low-quality education, perpetuating educational inequalities.

01:08The lack of professionals also has a toll on how much time children spend in class.

01:13On average, the total number of recommended hours in full-time compulsory general education is 7,868.

01:21However, the total was below average in 22 education systems for the year 2024-2025.

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