TEACHERS´ DASHBOARD
Netherlands
The attractiveness of the teaching profession
Teachers report...
Collegial leadership
Share of teachers agreeing that school provides staff with opportunities to actively participate in school decisions (2024). Data for the Netherlands should be interpreted with caution due to a higher risk of non-response bias.
Autonomy
Share of teachers who report that having substantial or full autonomy over varios aspects of planning and teaching (2024). Data for the Netherlands should be interpreted with caution due to a higher risk of non-response bias.
Actual teaching time
Average number of reported hours teaching as a share of total working time during the most recent complete calendar week (2024). Data for the Netherlands should be interpreted with caution due to a higher risk of non-response bias.
Societal appreciation
Teachers' views of the way society values their profession (2024). Data for the Netherlands should be interpreted with caution due to a higher risk of non-response bias.
Appraisal...
Yes
No
Missing
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| ...determines CPD needs
NO
Is the determination of professional development needs and activities one of the objectives of appraisal? (2023)
-
|...determines support needs
NO
Is the determination of needs and access to professional or personal support one of the objectives of appraisal? (2023)
-
|...enables promotion
NO
Is promotion one of the objectives of appraisal? (2023)
-
|...enables salary progression
YES
Is salary progression one of the objectives of appraisal? (2023)
-
|...enables allowances
YES
Are allowances one of the objectives of appraisal? (2023)
Readiness
Yes
No
Missing
On-the-job training
Minimum length of professional training (including in-school placement) as a share of minimum duration of ITE for lower secondary education (2019-20)
Minimum length of professional training (including in-school placement) as a share of minimum duration of ITE for lower secondary education (2019-20)
Mentoring
Share of novice teachers who have an assigned mentor at the current school (2024). Data for the Netherlands should be interpreted with caution due to a higher risk of non-response bias.
Share of novice teachers who have an assigned mentor at the current school (2024). Data for the Netherlands should be interpreted with caution due to a higher risk of non-response bias.
YES
Existence and use of teacher competence frameworks in ITE by top-level authorities (2016-17)
NO
Accreditation of providers of professional development activities for lower or upper secondary education (2021)
Pathways to becoming a teacher
Apart from the mainstream ITE programmes, are there other alternative pathways to obtain a teaching qualification? (2023)
Apart from the mainstream ITE programmes, are there other alternative pathways to obtain a teaching qualification? (2023)
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| Professional-oriented programmes
YES
-
| Employment-based training
YES
-
| Certification or examination
NO
A progressive pay range
Difference between the statutory starting salaries of lower secondary teachers and their salaries after 10 years of service, after 15 years of service and at the top of the pay range (2023-24)
Difference between the statutory starting salaries of lower secondary teachers and their salaries after 10 years of service, after 15 years of service and at the top of the pay range (2023-24)
Teacher salary competitiveness relative to earnings for tertiary-educated workers in lower secondary education (2023)
Teachers earn
12.6% less
than the average worker
Flexibility
Stability
Share of teachers with permanent employment status (2024). Data for the Netherlands should be interpreted with caution due to a higher risk of non-response bias.
Share of teachers with permanent employment status (2024). Data for the Netherlands should be interpreted with caution due to a higher risk of non-response bias.
No top-level career structure
Type of career structure for fully qualified lower secondary education teachers (2019-20)
Type of career structure for fully qualified lower secondary education teachers (2019-20)
International mobility
Erasmus+ KA1 and KA2 staff mobilities (2019, 2024)
Erasmus+ KA1 and KA2 staff mobilities (2019, 2024)
3,766
Cross-border
mobilities in 2024
Down
19
since 2019
Source: Eurydice (various years), Erasmus+ (2024) and OECD (TALIS 2024, Education at a Glance 2022 & 2025). Note: the indicator selection is based on a 2020 European Commission report (see the 2023 Education and Training Monitor’s comparative report for details); see Monitor Toolbox for all sources and links to country notes. EU average concerns different number of Member States depending on the source.
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