Statistics Publication Notice: RESULTS OF TEACHER WORKFORCE PLANNING FOR 2005/06
Table 2: Projected number of teachers (FTE, in thousands) at September by school sector
Ministers have yet to make decisions on policy regarding staffing levels beyond 2007. Projections beyond 2007 are therefore simply based on an assumption that pupil/teacher ratios will remain constant at 2007 levels.
| Total publicly funded | | | Independent sector | |
incl. pre-school | | excl. pre-school | | Pre-school | | Primary | | Secondary | | Special |
2001 | 50.5 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 22.3 | 24.6 | 2.0 | 3.3 | actuals |
2002 | 51.7 | 50.0 | 1.6 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
2003 | 51.0 | 49.2 | 1.7 | 22.3 | 24.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
2004 | 51.5 | 49.8 | 1.7 | 23.0 | 24.8 | 1.9 | 3.2 | projections |
2005 | 51.8 | 50.1 | 1.7 | 23.3 | 25.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
2006 | 52.4 | 50.7 | 1.7 | 23.6 | 25.3 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
2007 | 53.0 | 51.3 | 1.7 | 23.8 | 25.8 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
2008 | 52.3 | 50.5 | 1.8 | 23.5 | 25.4 | 1.6 | 3.1 |
2009 | 51.6 | 49.8 | 1.7 | 23.3 | 25.0 | 1.6 | 3.1 |
2010 | 50.9 | 49.2 | 1.7 | 23.0 | 24.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
2011 | 50.3 | 48.6 | 1.6 | 22.8 | 24.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
2012 | 49.7 | 48.1 | 1.6 | 22.7 | 23.9 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
2013 | 49.1 | 47.5 | 1.6 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
2014 | 48.5 | 46.9 | 1.6 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 1.5 | 2.8 |