pupil to teacher ratio has been fairly stable in recent years, although the ratio in nursery schools has increased 17.2 to 22.9 between 2010 and 2019.
In 2021/22 there were over 636,799 full-time equivalent teachers working in the United Kingdom, compared with 636,344 in the previous year. Among UK schools, the Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22
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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 1990-2021
- 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 1989-2022
- Premium Statistic CPI for education in the UK 1988-2022
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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- Number of teachers in school education in Saudi Arabia 2017-2018
- Full-time university lecturers in China 2021, by region
- Number of teachers in France 2021, by education level system
- Number of teachers working in the private secondary education in France 2015-2021
- Number of teachers in France 2015-2021
- Teachers working in the public primary and secondary education in France 2015-2021
- National education employees in France 2019/2020, by occupation
- Number of teachers in school education in Bahrain 2017-2018
- Preferred personality for the person teaching to children in Italy 2016
- Share of teachers in school education in GCC 2017-2018, by country
- Students with disabilities related to mobility in Italy 2017/18, by macro-region
- Number of London primary schools exceeding NO2 Annual mean objective 2016, by borough
- Italy: number of teachers at Art and Music Institutes, by institute
- Colombia: employed teachers by gender 2021
- Industry revenue of “fine arts schools“ in Texas 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “language schools“ in California 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “other professional, scientific and technical activities“ in Saudi Arabia 2012-2024
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UK Department for Education. (November 17, 2022). Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/478929/teachers-in-the-uk/
UK Department for Education. "Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478929/teachers-in-the-uk/
UK Department for Education. (2022). Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478929/teachers-in-the-uk/
UK Department for Education. "Number of Full-time Equivalent Teachers in The United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478929/teachers-in-the-uk/
UK Department for Education, Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478929/teachers-in-the-uk/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2021/22 [Graph], UK Department for Education, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/478929/teachers-in-the-uk/