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This report analyzes the relationship between policies regulating the teaching profession in Europe and the attitudes, practices, and perceptions of teachers. It covers initial teacher education, continuing professional development, transnational mobility, teacher demographics, working conditions, and the profession's attractiveness. The focus is on nearly two million lower secondary education teachers across 28 EU Member States, along with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, and Turkey. Utilizing Eurydice and Eurostat/UOE data, as well as a secondary analysis of TALIS 2013, the report combines qualitative and quantitative evidence, referencing the year 2013/14. The Eurydice Network aims to understand and explain the organization and functioning of various education systems in Europe, providing descriptions, comparative studies, indicators, and statistics. All publications are freely available on the Eurydice website or in print upon request. Through its efforts, Eurydice promotes understanding, cooperation, trust, and mobility at both European and international levels, coordinated by the EU Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency.

This report, published jointly with Eurostat provides 61 indicators as well as a comparative analysis on Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) throughout 32 European countries (37 education systems). The study demonstrates the challenges facing European countries when it comes to providing quality ECEC services for the 32 million children in Europe in the age range to use ECEC services. It covers a number of specific issues important to policy-makers such as access to ECEC, governance, quality assurance, affordability, qualifi cations and training among staff , leadership, parent involvement, and measures to support disadvantaged children. Information on ECEC policy and central measures was provided by Eurydice National Units, while Eurostat has undertaken the preparation and production of statistical indicators. The reference year for all policy information is 2012/13.