Relevance/rationale of the indicator (resp. why the indicator was chosen to measure the target and how it is suitable for these purposes) |
Teachers play a key role in ensuring the quality of education provided. Ideally all teachers should receive adequate, appropriate and relevant pedagogical training to teach at the chosen level of education and be academically well-qualified in the subject(s) they are expected to teach. This indicator measures the share of the teaching work force which is pedagogically well-trained. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are pedagogically well-trained to teach. |
Target value of the indicator and its evaluation |
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Definition |
The percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have received at least the minimum organized pedagogical teacher training pre-service and in-service required for teaching at the relevant level in a given country. |
Measuring unit |
% |
Indicator disaggregation |
By education level |
Reference period (resp. the period to which the indicator relates) |
30th September of a given year |
Related geographical area |
CZ (NUTS 0) |
Comment |
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