Data set from School workforce in England

Teacher retention

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Full and part-time teachers by year of gaining qualified teacher status, who were in service the following year and the percentage recorded in service in state funded schools in England in each year after.

Data set details

Theme
Teachers and school workforce
Publication
School workforce in England
Release type
Number of rows
26
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 1 year after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 10 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 11 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 12 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 13 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 14 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 15 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 16 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 17 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 18 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 19 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 2 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 20 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 21 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 22 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 23 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 24 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 3 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 4 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 5 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 6 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 7 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 8 years after qualifying
  • Percentage of teachers still in service 9 years after qualifying
Filters
  • Year teacher qualified
Time period
2020 November

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameyear_qualifiedone_yr_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicetwo_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicethree_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicefour_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicefive_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicesix_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_serviceseven_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_serviceeight_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicenine_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_serviceten_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_serviceeleven_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicetwelve_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicethirteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicefourteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicefifteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicesixteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_serviceseventeen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_serviceeighteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicenineteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicetwenty_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicetwentyone_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicetwentytwo_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicetwentythree_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicetwentyfour_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_service
2020NovemberNationalE92000001England199691.046884.420278.606272.946870.586968.11166.546964.026762.407459.62258.251457.405855.709157.715356.803455.891554.786153.708451.807249.966847.767245.838444.263343.2353
2020NovemberNationalE92000001England199790.127483.390676.907673.692671.080368.743166.633264.655561.83760.356459.203657.64958.981558.119657.33756.258354.777652.868750.991549.093147.237145.449744.3128:
2020NovemberNationalE92000001England199889.359781.144576.946974.172972.023469.395767.476964.427262.969861.765760.162161.850160.685359.655658.232156.549654.720952.667150.416448.565247.07445.9318::
2020NovemberNationalE92000001England199988.399881.502277.171974.401971.133769.869266.617464.99763.655861.663163.327361.761660.62359.440557.94656.14554.228952.29150.4948.896947.5721:::
2020NovemberNationalE92000001England200089.096482.787777.646274.303971.94168.718366.708465.63863.605364.863663.377662.534960.786959.186957.074555.246853.396351.836250.065548.8015::::

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 25 variables
Variable nameVariable description
eight_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 8 years after qualifying
eighteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 18 years after qualifying
eleven_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 11 years after qualifying
fifteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 15 years after qualifying
five_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 5 years after qualifying
four_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 4 years after qualifying
fourteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 14 years after qualifying
nine_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 9 years after qualifying
nineteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 19 years after qualifying
one_yr_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 1 year after qualifying
seven_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 7 years after qualifying
seventeen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 17 years after qualifying
six_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 6 years after qualifying
sixteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 16 years after qualifying
ten_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 10 years after qualifying
thirteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 13 years after qualifying
three_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 3 years after qualifying
twelve_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 12 years after qualifying
twenty_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 20 years after qualifying
twentyfour_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 24 years after qualifying
twentyone_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 21 years after qualifying
twentythree_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 23 years after qualifying
twentytwo_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 22 years after qualifying
two_yrs_after_qualifying_percentage_in_servicePercentage of teachers still in service 2 years after qualifying
year_qualifiedYear teacher qualified

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