Teachers' and School Heads' Salaries and Allowances in Europe, 2012/13

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Description:

This annual Eurydice report contains national descriptions and a comparative overview on teachers and school heads' salaries in Europe. The report covers full-time, fully qualified teachers and school heads at pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education levels. Main topics covered in the report include:

• Decision-making bodies responsible for fixing teachers' salaries; Salaries in the private sector;
• Minimum and maximum statutory salaries relative to GDP per capita and in relation to actual salaries (comprised of statutory salaries plus allowances);
• Salary progression in relation to experience;
• Latest increase/decrease in teachers purchasing power and the effect of the economic crisis;
• Different types of allowances and the decision-making bodies responsible for their allocation.