There were around 1.5 million people working in the education public sector in the United Kingdom as of the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with 1.68 million in the first quarter of 2012, just before around 176 thousand employees were moved to the private sector.
Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 4th quarter 2021
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 15, 2022). Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 4th quarter 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 4th quarter 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 4th quarter 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Public Sector Employees in Education in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 1999 to 4th Quarter 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 4th quarter 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/ (last visited May 21, 2022)
