In 2022/23 there were estimated to be 641,840 full-time equivalent teachers working in the United Kingdom, compared with 636,800 in the previous year. Among UK schools, the 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.
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UK Department for Education. (November 9, 2023). Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, 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 2022/23." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478929/teachers-in-the-uk/
UK Department for Education. (2023). Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2022/23. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. 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 2022/23." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 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 2022/23 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478929/teachers-in-the-uk/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2022/23 [Graph], UK Department for Education, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/478929/teachers-in-the-uk/