Teacher numbers
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This file contains information on the number of teachers in the United Kingdom, broken down by gender and school type.
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Data set details
- Theme
- UK education and training statistics
- Publication
- Education and training statistics for the UK
- Release
- Reporting year 2020
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National, Regional
- Indicators
- Full-time equivalent number of teachers
- Filters
- Gender
- School type
- Time period
- 2015/16 to 2019/20
Data set preview
time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | phase | gender | t_fte_teachers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery | Female | 1258.165 | ||
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery | Male | 59.59 | ||
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery | Total | 1318.215 | ||
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Primary | Female | 185269.06432 | ||
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Primary | Male | 33363.58965 |
Variables in this data set
Variable name | Variable description |
---|---|
gender | Gender |
phase | School type |
t_fte_teachers | Full-time equivalent number of teachers |
Footnotes
- In Scotland, figures include all providers of funded Early Learning and childcare, not only nurseries.
- In England, special schools include pupil referral units.
- In England and Scotland, total teachers includes centrally employed teachers.
- Primary and secondary figures include middle schools as deemed. Secondary schools include all-through schools.
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