
Housing is a major influence on whether teachers will continue teaching as a career in the UK according to a 2023 survey by the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT). In fact, more than half (57%) of teachers who wish to buy a home do not think this will be achievable on a teachers’ salary.
So, how realistic is it for European teachers to buy a house? Euronews compared teacher salaries and house prices across Europe, and calculated how many months' salary a teacher would need to buy a house or flat as in 2023.