In 2020/21 there were over 636,327 full-time equivalent teachers working in the United Kingdom, compared with 624,520 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.
Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21
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UK Department for Education. (November 25, 2021). Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2022, 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 2020/21." Chart. November 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478929/teachers-in-the-uk/
UK Department for Education. (2021). Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2020/21. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 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 2020/21." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478929/teachers-in-the-uk/
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