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 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 Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2022/23
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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/