Lower secondary education, new teachers, national source
The data derived from national sources may differ from international sources because of divergences in definitions, methods of calculation, or in some cases due to different underlying data.  For these reasons, the data based on national sources in this database should not be used for making comparisons between countries, but rather for assessing the progress of individual countries.
Persons employed for the first time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils in lower secondary school, excluding educational personnel who have no active teaching duties. Country-specific definition, method and targets are determined by countries themselves.