What is TALIS?

The OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) is the world’s largest international survey of teachers and principals. It gathers insights into teaching practices, working conditions, and the learning environment to inform education policy and improve teaching globally.

Selected schools and teachers last took part in mid-2024. The next time TALIS runs internationally will be 2030.

The overall objective of TALIS is to provide robust international indicators and policy-relevant analysis on teachers and teaching. TALIS looks at themes that are not only policy priorities for participating countries but have also been shown in the research literature to be associated with high quality teaching and/or learning environments. Cross-country analyses provide the opportunity to compare countries facing similar challenges and to learn about different policy approaches and their impact on the learning environment in schools.

The study is a collaboration between participating countries, the OECD, an international research consortium, social partners (including international teacher unions) and the European Commission. The Ministry of Education’s Educational Measurement and Assessment Team manages the implementation of TALIS in New Zealand.

To read more about the early learning component of the study, see TALIS Starting Strong.