Teachers report ‘beyond historic’

IRISH teachers have criticised a report which says they are among the best paid in the world as “beyond historic”.

The OECD report, Education at a Glance, says Irish primary school teachers are the second highest paid among 33 OECD countries, while secondary teachers are third or fourth highest paid.

According to the report, primary school teachers here earn an average of $60,355 compared with the OECD average of $38,914 and the EU average of $39,735.