One in five Dutch primary school teachers is over the age of 55

Teachers at Dutch primary schools are getting older and one in five now is over the age of 55, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. That means the number of teachers some 10 years away from retirement has almost doubled in the past 14 years. Men dominate the ranks of older teachers – one in three male primary school teachers is over the age of 55. At the same time, the number of students at teacher training colleges has...