The retirement age of teachers working under normal working conditions is adjusted according to the roadmap prescribed in Article 169 of the 2019 Labor Code.
Accordingly, the retirement age in 2023 for male teachers is 60 years and 9 months, and for female teachers is 56 years. From 2024, the retirement age will increase by 3 months for male teachers and 4 months for female teachers each year.
In particular, teachers can retire at a lower age than the above regulations but not more than 5 years if they are in a case of reduced working capacity; working in an area with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions according to Clause 3, Article 169 of the Labor Code.
The draft Law on Teachers and the draft Law on Teachers submitted to the National Assembly for first comments at the 8th Session have many new points related to the retirement age of teachers.
According to the draft, teachers in preschools can retire at a lower age but not more than 5 years earlier than the regulation and will not have their pension rate deducted due to early retirement.
Teachers with the title of professor, associate professor or doctoral degree and teachers working in specific specialized fields and sectors are entitled to retirement benefits at an older age.
The retirement regime at an older age is implemented when the educational institution has a need, the teacher is healthy enough, and volunteers. When implementing the retirement regime at an older age, the teacher does not hold a leadership or management position and is not allowed to retain the leadership position allowance. The working time when retiring at an older age is not more than 5 years for teachers with a doctoral degree, not more than 7 years for teachers with the title of associate professor, not more than 10 years for teachers with the title of professor.
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the retirement policy is specifically designed to meet the characteristics of professional activities, while promoting the intelligence and experience of teachers.
