Japanese teachers continue to work the most hours among educators in major countries and regions, according to a survey by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The weekly working times for full-time teachers in Japan were 55.1 hours at junior high schools and 52.1 hours at elementary schools, according to the 2024 OECD survey released on Oct. 7.
Both times were four hours shorter than in the previous OECD survey in 2018 due to workstyle reforms.
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