Facts about the survey and key findings from 2025
- Participants: nearly 7,000 teachers in primary, secondary and vocational education
- Countries covered in 2025: Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Spain and Italy
- Annual survey since 2021 (Also conducted 2015-2020 with different methodology)
- The survey is designed by Sanoma Learning
- The research is conducted by GfK (Growth from Knowledge), a NIQ company
- This report summarises selected findings of the survey
1. Student underperformance
Across European markets, teachers state that a large proportion of their students perform under the expected level. Particularly, many teachers in Spain (80%) experienced clear underperformance challenges in their classrooms, compared to other European markets, followed by Poland and Finland (37%).
2. Strong preference for blended learning
Around 90% of teachers believe that a balanced approach including both print and digital brings about best learning outcomes, and 86% state that they can effectively balance digital and print learning materials.
3. Digitalisation is key to supporting students with special needs
Within the blended approach, 82% of teachers agree that digital learning materials are especially useful for students with cognitive needs. This is important given that 86% of teachers state they have students with cognitive special needs like dyslexia, attention deficit, epilepsy etc.
4. Teachers are concerned about the risks and impact of AI in education
Most European teachers (71%) continue to be concerned about the risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the quality of education, and the majority of teachers emphasise the role of publishers in ensuring high-quality learning materials.
5. Personal productivity and time saving are considered the main benefits of AI
55% of teachers believe that AI will improve the efficiency of their work, which is a significant increase from 47% in 2023. At the same time, only 14% believe that AI will have a positive influence on learning outcomes in the future, which is a notable drop from 17% in 2023.
Teachers’ view on the role of learning materials
Most European teachers (83%) agree that quality learning materials, such as differentiated textbooks and workbooks accessible to all students, can help address student underperformance.
The survey also shows that European teachers in general are consistent in their appreciation of how quality learning materials support their work.
Numbers on learning materials have remained stable over the last few years
- 78% of teachers agree that learning materials help them in being more efficient in their work.
- 73% of teachers see learning materials as a help to motivate students.
- 84% of teachers agree that learning materials help their students reach the objectives defined in the curriculum.
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We hope that these findings from the 2025 Sanoma Learning European Teacher Survey are of interest, and could help in understanding the current state and trends expressed by teachers across Europe. Please reach out for more insight or for potential cooperation with Sanoma Learning to make a positive impact on education.
