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School heads - Comparative information

This section presents comparative data by education level (ISCED) on:

Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries of school heads with minimum qualification per school size.
Trends and evolution of minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries in time, per school size.
Minimum qualification and additional requirements.
Allowances.

Additional details are available in country-specific notes and the national section.

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Minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries, by school size and education level (ISCED)

The annual statutory salary is the gross annual remuneration paid to fully qualified school heads, based on statutorily defined salary ranges in the reference year. It includes regular additional payments (e.g., 13th month, holiday pay, where applicable) that all school heads receive, and employee contributions to social security and pension contributions but excludes the employer's contributions.

School heads handle administrative, management and leadership tasks and may also teach. In some countries, management is considered statutory duty and hence is part of the statutory salary, while in others, additional allowances are provided based on specific criteria (information in tab “Allowances”).

Data present gross annual statutory salaries of school heads with minimum qualification in public institutions at pre-primary (ISCED 02), primary (ISCED 1), lower secondary (ISCED 24) and upper secondary (ISCED 34) education levels.

In some countries the school heads are paid the same salary regardless of the school size. In other countries the school size has impact on the school heads’ salary and more than one salary range applies. The salaries reported for the smallest schools are applicable to all school heads in the countries where salary range differentiation based on the school size is not applied.

To avoid price level differences between countries for the purpose of international comparison, salaries’ amounts are converted in purchasing power parities (PPP). The corresponding values in national currency are available for reference as country popups in the map.

More information on the index and its use is available in the Quality framework and the Glossary.

Details on actual salaries and decision-making authority are available in the open data.

Percentage change of minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries between different school years, by school size and education level (ISCED)

Data present changes in the gross annual statutory salaries of fully qualified school heads between any two selected reference school years.

To adjust for inflation, salaries are converted in constant prices calculated by using the harmonized index of consumer price (HICP). More information on the index and its use is available in the Quality framework and the Glossary.

The diagram depicts percentage changes in the gross annual minimum and maximum statutory salaries of fully qualified school heads between any two selected reference school years, per school size (where applicable) and by education level (ISCED).

Important fluctuations may be informed by change of methodology in regulations or other steering documents and applied to the salary composition (i.e. including the management allowance in the statutory salary, other additional payments, considering fixed and variable parts, etc.). Details on the countries concerned are available when clicking on the info sign in the top right corner.

Evolution of minimum and maximum annual gross statutory salaries in time, per school size and education level (ISCED)

Data refer to the evolution of annual gross statutory salaries of school heads with minimum qualification over a period of time (from 2020/2021 school reference year onwards). The statutory salaries increase on yearly basis in most of the countries. The increases may be due to inflation adjustments or salary reforms implemented at national level. The salaries’ purchasing power is influenced by price fluctuations. To eliminate price level differences, created by currency fluctuations, across presented countries, the salary amounts are adjusted by applying the purchasing power parities (PPP).

Additional details on the PPP index and its use are available in the Quality framework and the Glossary.

Important fluctuations may be informed by change of methodology sanctioned in regulations or other steering documents and applied to the salary composition (i.e. including the management allowance in the statutory salary, other additional payments, considering fixed and variable parts, etc.). Details on the countries concerned are available when clicking on the info sign in the top right corner.

The horizonal axis depicts the selected country’s salary evolution over time. The vertical axis shows the countries’ positioning per single reference year, based on the statutory salary amount converted in PPP.

Additional details on the changes having impact on the statutory salaries in the reference year are provided in the national section. 

Minimum qualification and additional requirements to enter the profession per education level (ISCED)

The minimum qualification level of school head is the ISCED level of attainment required in the reference year. Other prerequisites such as number of years of professional experience in education, and/or certified managerial/leadership competences, and/or completion of a specific training for school heads may also apply.

The map shows the minimum qualification requirements and their applicability per education level (ISCED). The ring diagram, shows groups of countries by the minimum qualification requirement and the managerial/leadership competence requirement combined. The number of countries belonging to each group is also indicated. In the countries depicted in light blue, managerial/leadership competence is not required, while in those displayed in dark blue, the additional requirements are applicable.

The scatter plot diagram, groups the countries by combination of all requirements applicable: minimum qualification, years of experience and/or managerial/leadership competence. The number of countries for each combination of requirements is also indicated.

Allowances that school heads can receive by category and education level (ISCED)

Allowances and other additional payments (bonuses, financial benefits) make an important part of school heads’ total remuneration. The information presented includes data on allowances granted to school heads at all or some education levels and based on the following category groups:

Other tasks and responsibilities of teachers.

Qualifications, training and performance.

Working conditions.

Other criteria.

The allowances could be established as:

Percentage of statutory base salary paid to school heads.

Regular additional payments.

Incidental/occasional additional payments.

Position in base salary (step increment or other progression).

The map shows the allowances per category group. Clustered view per single allowance indicating the number of countries where it is available is depicted in the horizontal bar diagram.

A country diagram provides an overview of all allowances available to school heads in a selected country (ies).

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