Data set from Initial Teacher Training Census

Table 7 - ITT new entrants by course level and trainee characteristics time series

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This national level table contains the number of postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants to ITT by trainee characteristics (eg. age, gender, etc.) for 2015/16 to 2024/25 (provisional for 2024/25 and revised for previous years).

Data set details

Theme
Teachers and school workforce
Publication
Initial Teacher Training Census
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number of trainees
  • Percentage of trainees
Filters
  • Characteristics
  • ITT level
Time period
2015/16 to 2024/25

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameitt_levelbreakdown_topicbreakdowntrainee_numbertrainee_percentage
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandPostgraduateTotalPrimary12578100
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandPostgraduateSexPrimary Male272222
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandPostgraduateSexPrimary Female985678
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandPostgraduateSexPrimary Other Sex00
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandPostgraduateSexPrimary Known Sex12578100

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables
Variable nameVariable description
breakdownCharacteristics
itt_levelITT level
trainee_numberNumber of trainees
trainee_percentagePercentage of trainees

Footnotes

  1. EEA national relates to individuals from within the European Union, European Economic Area or those included in the single market - this includes Swiss nationality. The UK is not included in these figures.
  2. Percentages have been rounded and therefore may not sum to 100%.
  3. Figures for 2024/25 are provisional and are subject to change. Figures for 2023/24 and all previous years have been revised.
  4. Troops to Teachers are excluded from all figures prior to 2021/22.
  5. Sex other: Sex was previously reported as gender. This has been updated as it was previously mislabelled. From 2021/22, trainees who chose not to provide data on sex have been included in an 'unknown' category. Prior to this they were included in 'other'.
  6. The 2023/24 revised and 2024/25 provisional data does not contain forecast trainees, this is due to a change in data collection methodology.
  7. Undergraduate: The majority of undergraduate provision is offered by higher education institutions.
  8. Degree Class: 2:1 includes undivided 2nd.
  9. Total with known degree: excludes trainees whose degree classes are unknown, therefore please consider the impact of the number of unknowns when considering data trends.
  10. Other degree class: includes international degrees which have different grading classes, degree classes below 2:2, and other. It excludes trainees whose degrees classed as not known or not applicable.
  11. Age groups: are based on the ages of new entrants on the day of the census, 10 October 2024. Ages are rounded down to the nearest year, for example, a trainee aged 29.5 is placed in the 25-29 age group.
  12. Disability Status: Data is based on known cases and exclude those where disability status is unknown, therefore please consider the impact of the number of unknowns when considering data trends.
  13. Ethnicity: Data is based on known cases and exclude those where ethnicity is unknown or not declared, therefore please consider the impact of the number of unknowns when considering data trends.
  14. Prior to 2017/18, trainees who did not identify as Male or Female were reported as "Female". From 2017/18 onwards, they are not included as "Female".
  15. Other ethnicity includes Arab and Other ethnic background.
  16. Proportions exclude trainees where information was not supplied, or where characteristics/information were reported as ‘unknown’.
  17. Data was extracted on 19 November 2024.
  18. Numbers for entrants are slightly decreased for 2024/25. This is because records for approximately 100 trainees from a provider were not submitted in time for inclusion in these statistics. We intend to update the figures to include these trainees in an amendment in early 2025.

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