There are five territories participating in TALIS 2024. They are italicised in figures and referred to in the following manner:
The province of Alberta, in Canada, is referred to as Alberta (Canada).
The Flemish Community of Belgium is referred to as Flemish Comm. (Belgium) in tables and figures.
The French Community of Belgium is referred to as French Comm. (Belgium) in tables and figures.
Kosovo.
The municipality of Shanghai, in the People’s Republic of China, is referred to as Shanghai (China).
In tables, countries and territories are sorted in alphabetical order. There are two exceptions:
The Flemish Community and the French Community of Belgium are indented, italicised and appear below Belgium, for ISCED level 2 teacher and principal data. The French Community of Belgium is indented, italicised and appear below Belgium, for ISCED level 1 teacher and principal data.
Countries and territories that did not meet the TALIS technical standards with respect to participation rates are placed at the bottom of the tables by ISCED level.
Cyprus did not participate directly in TALIS 2024: its data collection and processing were managed exclusively by the international research consortium. Its data are reported in the result tables listed in Annex C. Two notes are added to the information on Cyprus:
Note by Türkiye: The information in this document with reference to “Cyprus” relates to the southern part of the Island. There is no single authority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Türkiye recognises the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within the context of the United Nations, Türkiye shall preserve its position concerning the “Cyprus issue”.
Note by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European Union: The Republic of Cyprus is recognised by all members of the United Nations with the exception of Türkiye. The information in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
One note is added to the information on the data for Israel:
The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law.
One note is added with an asterisk to the first mention of Kosovo:
This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244/99 and the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo’s declaration of independence.
Throughout the report, “education systems” is used a shorthand for countries and territories participating in TALIS with available data.