There were just under 1.5 million people working in the education public sector in the United Kingdom as of the first quarter of 2024, compared with 1.68 million in the first quarter of 2012, just before around 176,000 employees were moved to the private sector.
Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 1st quarter 2024
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 11, 2024). Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 1st quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 1st quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 1st quarter 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Public Sector Employees in Education in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 1999 to 1st Quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 1st quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of public sector employees in education in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 1st quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/478917/public-sector-education-workforce/