CBS: Men with a PABO diploma often do not sit in front of the classroom
More than 60 percent of men with a PABO diploma do not ultimately teach as a master. More often than women, they choose different professions within education or in a completely different professional sector, according to figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) today.
In 57, 2015 percent of women who graduated with a PABO diploma were in the classroom. Much more than the percentage of 37 for the men.
Different profession
According to CBS spokesman Tanja Traag, men with a PABO diploma often choose a different job in education. “Ten percent of men go to work as teachers in secondary education,” says Traag. Others choose careers as education experts or counselors. “Six percent end up in a managerial educational position, such as school principal. Yet a significant part, 47 percent, end up in a completely different profession. ”
The number of men in primary schools has been declining for years. The Education Magazine wrote in mid-September all that the low salary chases men out of the classroom. The Algemeen Dagblad reported in the same month also that men stay away from primary education.
The Statistics Netherlands figures confirm the picture in these reports. Although the number of men in primary education has been declining for years, Statistics Netherlands sees that the teacher training college has been more popular among boys since the 2012/2013 school year. For example, 20 percent of freshmen in 2015 were male. In 2005 it was still 15 percent. “That does not mean that more masters will eventually come,” says Traag. “There is also much more dropout among men than women at teacher training colleges. Something happens that makes them think: this is not for me anyway. ”
Other countries
From an international point of view, the low number of men in primary education is not surprising. Other countries are also affected. The Netherlands is in the middle bracket with 14 percent male teachers. There are countries, such as Hungary (3 percent), Italy (4 percent), Croatia (7 percent), where even fewer men teach in primary education. In Denmark, relatively many men are in front of the class with 30 percent.
