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Teacher Job Satisfaction: Perceptions of being a teacher

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Table 17. Percentage of lower secondary education teachers who "agree" or "strongly agree" with specific statements about job satisfaction, by statement and education system: 2013 (NOTE: this is a 2-part table. See Part 1 | Part 2)
Education system I wonder whether it would have been better to choose another profession I would recommend my school as a good place to work I think that the teaching profession is valued in society I am satisfied with my performance in this school All in all, I am satisfied with my job
Percent (S.E.) Percent (S.E.) Percent (S.E.) Percent (S.E.) Percent (S.E.)
Australia 33.7 (1.65) 85.5 (1.53) 38.5 (1.35) 94.2 (0.52) 90.0 (1.03)
Brazil 32.3 (0.88) 88.0 (0.55) 12.6 (0.52) 90.6 (0.48) 87.0 (0.53)
Bulgaria 42.6 (1.44) 89.4 (0.90) 19.6 (1.12) 93.9 (0.60) 94.6 (0.57)
Chile 31.9 (1.59) 85.1 (1.30) 33.6 (2.25) 94.6 (0.61) 94.6 (0.64)
Croatia 31.7 (0.99) 85.4 (1.01) 9.6 (0.55) 93.2 (0.53) 91.4 (0.52)
Cyprus 25.9 (1.10) 83.4 (0.92) 48.9 (1.23) 96.0 (0.50) 92.9 (0.61)
Czech Republic 29.8 (0.92) 84.5 (1.18) 12.2 (0.60) 95.2 (0.46) 88.6 (0.66)
Denmark 34.1 (1.69) 88.2 (1.39) 18.4 (0.95) 98.3 (0.33) 92.9 (0.93)
Estonia 37.0 (0.96) 79.9 (1.23) 13.7 (0.96) 88.6 (0.69) 90.0 (0.77)
Finland 27.5 (0.92) 87.5 (1.01) 58.6 (1.20) 95.0 (0.45) 91.0 (0.61)
France 26.0 (0.89) 80.1 (1.33) 4.9 (0.39) 87.5 (0.71) 86.4 (0.76)
Iceland 45.4 (1.50) 90.5 (0.94) 17.5 (1.10) 98.1 (0.33) 94.5 (0.77)
Israel 23.8 (0.86) 86.7 (1.01) 33.7 (1.20) 95.2 (0.48) 94.4 (0.58)
Italy 17.6 (0.85) 87.3 (0.89) 12.5 (0.74) 94.7 (0.46) 94.4 (0.50)
Japan 23.3 (0.84) 62.2 (1.71) 28.1 (0.95) 50.5 (1.29) 85.1 (0.70)
Korea, Republic of 40.2 (0.99) 65.6 (1.56) 66.5 (1.06) 79.4 (0.98) 86.6 (0.82)
Latvia 36.5 (1.09) 86.2 (1.20) 22.8 (1.51) 92.9 (0.59) 91.0 (0.95)
Malaysia 8.8 (0.66) 89.3 (0.80) 83.8 (0.99) 94.7 (0.41) 97.0 (0.30)
Mexico 10.2 (0.73) 89.2 (0.87) 49.5 (1.28) 97.1 (0.32) 97.8 (0.31)
Netherlands 18.5 (1.09) 84.4 (2.28) 40.4 (1.47) 95.3 (0.77) 90.8 (1.12)
Norway 38.2 (1.53) 91.3 (0.86) 30.6 (1.52) 96.0 (0.64) 94.9 (0.71)
Poland 35.3 (0.96) 84.5 (1.13) 17.9 (0.85) 93.5 (0.63) 92.7 (0.57)
Portugal 44.5 (0.98) 88.1 (0.88) 10.5 (0.57) 97.4 (0.28) 94.1 (0.41)
Romania 29.4 (1.33) 87.4 (0.92) 34.7 (1.41) 97.0 (0.38) 91.1 (0.80)
Serbia 27.1 (0.95) 86.1 (0.86) 20.4 (0.90) 93.3 (0.43) 89.5 (0.58)
Singapore 45.9 (0.86) 73.2 (0.83) 67.6 (0.89) 87.1 (0.51) 88.4 (0.63)
Slovak Republic 45.4 (1.21) 81.4 (1.11) 4.0 (0.42) 94.8 (0.46) 89.0 (0.64)
Spain 21.2 (0.87) 86.6 (0.98) 8.5 (0.81) 95.8 (0.38) 95.1 (0.42)
Sweden 50.4 (1.15) 80.1 (1.25) 5.0 (0.47) 95.9 (0.40) 85.4 (0.86)
Abu Dhabi-United Arab Emirates 35.1 (1.69) 81.9 (1.27) 66.5 (1.67) 96.3 (0.44) 88.9 (0.89)
Alberta-Canada 34.6 (1.28) 88.8 (1.18) 47.0 (1.41) 97.0 (0.46) 91.9 (0.85)
Belgium-Flemish 22.7 (0.93) 88.1 (1.15) 45.9 (1.12) 94.8 (0.55) 95.3 (0.52)
England-United Kingdom 34.6 (1.22) 77.7 (1.22) 35.4 (1.45) 92.5 (0.62) 81.8 (0.84)
International average1 31.6 (0.20) 84.0 (0.20) 30.9 (0.20) 92.6 (0.10) 91.2 (0.12)
United States 33.5 (1.53) 85.5 (1.53) 33.7 (1.39) 95.0 (0.89) 89.1 (1.14)
1 The international average is the average of the education systems that met the qualifying conditions, with each education system weighted equally. The United States did not meet the international standards for participation rates and, as a result, is not included in the international average and is shown separately from other education system estimates.
NOTE: S.E. means standard error. TALIS sampled teachers at ISCED Level 2, which in the United States is grades 7, 8, and 9. Education systems are listed alphabetically by nation and then by subnational entities.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), 2013.