00:00Given the challenges faced in recent years, how fulfilled are teachers in the EU?
00:09Across the globe, a growing number of young teachers are considering leaving the profession within the next five years.
00:15Teachers under the age of 30 are more likely to want to leave teaching within the next five years
00:21than their colleagues between the ages of 30 and 49.
00:25For example, in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, more than 4 in 10 EU teachers below the age of 30 want to leave the profession.
00:34Satisfaction with salary also plays an important role in attracting and retaining teachers.
00:40Teachers happy with their pay are on average 25% less likely to leave.
00:46In Austria, the Flemish and French-speaking communities of Belgium, Bulgaria and Denmark, more than 3 in 5 teachers say their salary is enough.
00:56Yet in countries like Malta and Portugal, fewer than 1 in 5 teachers report the same.
01:01Teachers' perception of the value policymakers' place on the profession are closely related to their satisfaction with salaries.
01:08Fewer than 1 in 10 teachers in Croatia, Estonia, France, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain feel their views are valued by policy makers.
01:19However, lower secondary teachers in 10 EU countries saw an increase in how valued the teaching profession is by society from 2018 to 2024.
01:29More than 1 in 10 teachers in Croatia, Estonia, France, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain feel their views are valued by policy makers.
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