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OECD: Japanese Teachers Work Over 10 Hours More

10/8/2025

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  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reports Japanese teachers work longer hours than global peers.
  • Elementary teachers average 52.1 hours; junior high teachers 55.1 hours.
  • Despite a four-hour drop from 2018, Japan remains over the global average by over 10 hours.
  • The OECD survey covers 55 countries: elementary 40.4 hours and junior high 41 hours.