teachers work about 1540 hours on average...
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Average Number of HoursWasted per Teacher per Year
Across all activities, teachers describe a big portion of their work as “inefficient.”
Teachers estimate about one full work day per week per teacher is wasted.
Using OneNote Can Help Educators Recover 68% of the Time Lost to All of
the Biggest Time-Wasters. That Equates to 143 Hours or 16 Days per Year.
Average Annual Number of Inefficient Hours by Teaching Activity
Productivity vs. Inefficiency
The Top 10 Time Sinks
Inefficient Time
20%
Productive Time80%
That’s 306 hours per year!
Teachers work about 1540
hours on average worldwide
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« Planning/preparing lesson, practical test, or assessment
« Helping students who are falling behind
« Assessing/marking student work and writing reports on student progress
« Facilitating in-class group projects
« Keeping records
« Administering quizzes and tests
« Nonregular teaching
« Organizing resources in the classroom« General sta�/management meeting
Hours per year
« Passing out and collecting handouts
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23
27
29
30
312UK
308USA
275Australia
267Norway
262Greece
227Japan
Average Teacher Workload Breakdown
Individual Professional Development
TeachingLesson/Curriculum Planning,
Preparation, and Assessment
Student/ParentContact
General AdministrativeSupport
School/Staff Management
6%6%7%
8%
14%59%
Percentage Hours Worked
■ Instructional activities■ Non-instructional activities
• Planning/preparing lesson, practical test, or assessment• Organizing resources in the classroom• Assessing/marking student work and writing reports on student progress• Helping students who are falling behind• Keeping records• Administering quizzes and tests• Facilitating in-class group projects• Nonregularteaching• General staff/management meeting• Passing out and collecting handouts