There were just under 1.5 million people working in the education public sector in the United Kingdom as of the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with 1.68 million in the first quarter of 2012, just before around 176,000 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 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Education in the UK
Schools, pupils, and teachers
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- Basic Statistic Number of schools in the United Kingdom 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of full-time teachers in the UK 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of public sector employees in education UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic Pupil to teacher ratio in the United Kingdom 2000-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of pupils attending schools in the UK 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of secondary schools in the United Kingdom 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of primary schools in the UK 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of nursery schools in the UK 2010-2022
Grades
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- Basic Statistic Proportion of GCSE entries that achieved a pass grade in the UK 1988-2022
- Basic Statistic Proportion of GCSE entries that achieved a pass grade in the UK 2000-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Proportion of GCSE entries that achieved a high pass grade in the UK 1988-2022
- Premium Statistic GCSE entries that achieved a high pass grade in the UK 2000-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic GCSE grade levels in England in 2022
- Premium Statistic National 5 pass rates Scotland 2014-2022
- Basic Statistic A Level results in the United Kingdom 2000-2022, by grade
Economic indicators
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- Premium Statistic GVA of the education sector UK 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Government spending on education in the UK 1998-2022
- Premium Statistic Government spending on education in the UK 2022, by function
- Basic Statistic Government spending on primary education in the UK 2009-2022
- Basic Statistic Government spending on secondary education in the UK 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic CPI inflation rate for education in the UK 1989-2023
- Premium Statistic CPI for education in the UK 1988-2023
Opinions and views
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- Basic Statistic Perception on how good or bad education is in Great Britain 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic Decisive factors for parents choosing an education provider in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Opinion on what should change at schools in England in 2021
- Basic Statistic Opinion on if the education system prepares children for work in England in 2021
- Basic Statistic Opinion on if the school system in England is improving in 2021
International Comparisons
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- Premium Statistic Share of GDP spent on education in Europe 2020
- Basic Statistic Overall PISA score in major European countries 2006-2018
- Basic Statistic PISA results in Europe in 2018, by category
- Basic Statistic Frequency of bullying in European countries 2018
- Basic Statistic Socio-economic inequality in reading attainment in European countries 2018
- Premium Statistic Length of school summer holiday in European countries in 2018/19
Further related statistics
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- Teachers in educational institutions in Finland 2018, by type of institution
- Education employment in Russia 2020, by segment
- Opinion of performance related pay for teachers in England 2015
- Teacher morale over the past five years in England 2015
- Teacher morale in England 2015
- Number of kindergarten teachers in Indonesia 2012-2022
- U.S. teachers' emphasis for climate change lessons 2015
- Characteristics of tasks which English teachers find unnecessary/unproductive 2015
- Teachers planning to leave profession England 2015
- Teachers in public school in Qatar by educational level 2019
- Number of junior high school teachers in Indonesia 2012-2022
- Teachers in public school in Qatar by nationality 2019
- Number of primary school teachers in Indonesia 2012-2022
- Share of U.S. school teachers 2007/08, by certification and school type
- Share of U.S. elementary school teachers 2007/08, by certification and school type
- Number of workers in the education industry South Korea 2010-2019
- Share of public who pay bribes MENA 2018-2019, by reason
- Opinion on civil servants in France 2019
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Statistics
- Teachers in educational institutions in Finland 2018, by type of institution
- Education employment in Russia 2020, by segment
- Opinion of performance related pay for teachers in England 2015
- Teacher morale over the past five years in England 2015
- Teacher morale in England 2015
- Number of kindergarten teachers in Indonesia 2012-2022
- U.S. teachers' emphasis for climate change lessons 2015
- Characteristics of tasks which English teachers find unnecessary/unproductive 2015
- Teachers planning to leave profession England 2015
- Teachers in public school in Qatar by educational level 2019
- Number of junior high school teachers in Indonesia 2012-2022
- Teachers in public school in Qatar by nationality 2019
- Number of primary school teachers in Indonesia 2012-2022
- Share of U.S. school teachers 2007/08, by certification and school type
- Share of U.S. elementary school teachers 2007/08, by certification and school type
- Number of workers in the education industry South Korea 2010-2019
- Share of public who pay bribes MENA 2018-2019, by reason
- Opinion on civil servants in France 2019
Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 14, 2023). Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 4th quarter 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, 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 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 4th quarter 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. 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 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2023, 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 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 4th quarter 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/