Overview

• OECD’s TALIS 2024 finds Spanish teachers report very high job satisfaction and low intent to leave, with the share considering exit below OECD and EU averages.
• Teachers cite disruptive classrooms and lost instructional time as major pressures, spending about 18% of class time on discipline in secondary and 20% in primary, well above international norms.
• Administrative load is a leading stressor, with 64% of teachers reporting excessive bureaucracy, and many judging initial and ongoing training as insufficient.
• Catalonia records the highest stress levels in Spain (51% overall; 55% in primary) and a lower uptake of AI in teaching, with regional use around 28% versus roughly 35% nationally.
• More than 16,000 educators in Extremadura were called to strike for pay equalisation; schools stayed open under minimum-service rules, families largely sent children to class, thousands marched in Mérida, and unions warn of further action unless talks resume.