Data set from Education and training statistics for the UK

Teachers

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This file contains information on the number of teachers in the UK, by sex and school type.


Data set details

Theme
UK education and training statistics
Publication
Education and training statistics for the UK
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

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_namephasegendert_fte_teachers
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNon-maintained mainstreamFemale46332
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNon-maintained mainstreamMale26643.5
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNon-maintained mainstreamTotal72975.5
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNurseryFemale1258.165
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNurseryMale59.59

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables
Variable nameVariable description
genderGender
phaseSchool type
t_fte_teachersFull-time equivalent number of teachers

Footnotes

  1. Primary and secondary figures include middle schools as deemed. Secondary schools include all-through schools.
  2. In England, special schools include alternative provision schools.
  3. In Scotland, nursery figures include all providers of funded Early Learning and Childcare, except childminders.
  4. Figures for independent schools in Scotland are unavailable.
  5. Figures for independent schools in Wales are unavailable for 2019/20.
  6. Totals includes those whose gender identity is other or unclassified.

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