Data set from School workforce in England

Teacher retention

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Percentage of teachers remaining in state-funded schools in England in the years following obtaining their Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), by year of gaining QTS

Data set details

Theme
Teachers and school workforce
Publication
School workforce in England
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 1 year after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 2 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 3 years after qualifying
Filters
  • Year teacher qualified
Time period
2023 November

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameyear_qualifiedone_yr_after_qualifying_percenttwo_yrs_after_qualifying_percentthree_yrs_after_qualifying_percentfour_yrs_after_qualifying_percentfive_yrs_after_qualifying_percentsix_yrs_after_qualifying_percentseven_yrs_after_qualifying_percenteight_yrs_after_qualifying_percentnine_yrs_after_qualifying_percentten_yrs_after_qualifying_percenteleven_yrs_after_qualifying_percenttwelve_yrs_after_qualifying_percentthirteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentfourteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentfifteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentsixteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentseventeen_yrs_after_qualifying_percenteighteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentnineteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percenttwenty_yrs_after_qualifying_percenttwentyone_yrs_after_qualifying_percenttwentytwo_yrs_after_qualifying_percenttwentythree_yrs_after_qualifying_percenttwentyfour_yrs_after_qualifying_percenttwentyfive_yrs_after_qualifying_percenttwentysix_yrs_after_qualifying_percenttwentyseven_yrs_after_qualifying_percent
2023NovemberNationalE92000001England19969184.478.672.970.668.166.56462.459.658.357.455.757.756.855.954.853.751.85047.845.844.343.341.639.537.7
2023NovemberNationalE92000001England199790.183.476.973.771.168.766.664.661.860.459.257.65958.157.356.254.752.95149.147.245.544.342.640.638.8x
2023NovemberNationalE92000001England199889.481.176.974.27269.467.564.46361.860.261.860.759.658.256.554.752.750.448.647.14644.242.240.5xx
2023NovemberNationalE92000001England199988.481.577.274.471.169.966.66563.761.763.361.860.659.457.956.254.252.350.548.947.645.943.942.2xxx
2023NovemberNationalE92000001England200089.182.877.674.371.968.766.765.663.664.963.462.560.859.157.155.353.451.850.148.847.445.543.7xxxx

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 27 variables
Variable nameVariable description
eight_yrs_after_qualifying_percentPercentage of teachers still in service 8 years after qualifying
eighteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentPercentage of teachers still in service 18 years after qualifying
eleven_yrs_after_qualifying_percentPercentage of teachers still in service 11 years after qualifying
fifteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentPercentage of teachers still in service 15 years after qualifying
five_yrs_after_qualifying_percentPercentage of teachers still in service 5 years after qualifying

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