Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and was 45,130 Persons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 45,130 Persons, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 85,157 Persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41,819 Persons, in 2016.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9th out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 85,157 Persons | — |
| 2014 | 83,786 Persons | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 41,819 Persons | -50.1% |
| 2017 | 45,361 Persons | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 44,480 Persons | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 44,881 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 46,388 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 44,176 Persons | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 47,396 Persons | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 47,267 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 45,130 Persons | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57,581 Persons | 41,819 Persons | 85,157 Persons | 6 |
| 2020s | 46,071 Persons | 44,176 Persons | 47,396 Persons | 5 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.24 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.929 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.20 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 242,999 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,128 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.98 % change on previous year (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 45,130 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 85,157 Persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,819 Persons in 2016.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and academic staff (ISCED 5-8). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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