Teachers
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This file contains information on the number of teachers in the UK, by sex 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 2023
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National, Regional
- Indicators
- Full-time equivalent number of teachers
- Filters
- Gender
- School type
- Time period
- 2015/16 to 2022/23
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 | Non-maintained mainstream | Female | 46332 | ||
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Non-maintained mainstream | Male | 26643.5 | ||
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Non-maintained mainstream | Total | 72975.5 | ||
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery | Female | 1258.165 | ||
201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery | Male | 59.59 |
Variables in this data set
Variable name | Variable description |
---|---|
gender | Gender |
phase | School type |
t_fte_teachers | Full-time equivalent number of teachers |
Footnotes
- Primary and secondary figures include middle schools as deemed. Secondary schools include all-through schools.
- In England, special schools include alternative provision schools.
- In Scotland, nursery figures include all providers of funded Early Learning and Childcare, except childminders.
- Figures for independent schools in Scotland are unavailable.
- Figures for independent schools in Wales are unavailable for 2019/20.
- Totals includes those whose gender identity is other or unclassified.
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