The proportion between the average teacher’s salary and other jobs in the public sector that require a similar level of education
Available data:
EdStats provides information on annual statutory teacher starting salaries in public pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools
Human Rights Standards:
Article 13 (2) (e), International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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Types of Indicator:
Levels of disaggregation:
Level of Education, Gender, Public/Private, Urban/Rural, Region
A low teachers' salary rate may indicate that teachers do not receive competitive salaries, which may deter the most competent persons from becoming teachers