TALIS - The OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey
Teachers Getting the Best out of Their Students
From Primary to Upper Secondary Education
Developing, promoting and maintaining a good professional teaching workforce from
primary to upper secondary education is a policy imperative for education systems
around the world. The data drawn from the OECD Teaching and Learning International
Survey (TALIS) can help policy makers and education practitioners design policies
and practices that enhance teaching across education levels. This report presents
TALIS 2018 findings for countries and economies that took part in the primary and
upper secondary education survey. It focuses on the following research questions:
What are the levels of teachers’ and school leaders’ professionalism in primary and
upper secondary education? What are some of the educational challenges unique to each
education level? What are the factors that could explain differences in the levels
of professionalism across education levels? The findings offer a broader view of teachers
and school principals across all levels of compulsory education and the similarities
and differences in the issues they face. The report also offers policy reflections
on these findings.
Published on September 28, 2021Also available in: French