In 2024/25 there were estimated to be just over ** full-time equivalent teachers working in the United Kingdom, compared with **Â 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 from **** to **** between 2010 and 2019.
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UK Department for Education. (November 13, 2025). Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2024/25 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/478929/teachers-in-the-uk/
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Number of full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom from 2015/16 to 2024/25 [Graph], UK Department for Education, November 13, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/478929/teachers-in-the-uk/
