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Minister of Education acknowledges structural shortage of teachers

Diário de Viseu1 September 2026 at 18:45

The Minister of Education acknowledged the existence of a structural shortage of teachers in Portugal. This admission comes in a context of persistent difficulties in hiring teachers for the Portuguese educational system.

The National Federation of Teachers (Fenprof) denounced that there are still 2,650 vacant positions in schools, representing more than 50,000 teaching hours to be filled. These numbers reflect the Ministry's inability to attract and retain teachers for various areas and regions of the country.

Fenprof has been repeatedly warning about this situation, considering that the problem cannot be solved with ad hoc measures, but requires a structural strategy for valuing the teaching career. The union emphasizes that the shortage of teachers affects the quality of education offered to students.

The Ministry of Education's recognition that this is a structural shortage represents a significant change in how the problem is perceived at the highest levels of the Executive, although no concrete measures have yet been announced to resolve the situation.

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