Number of teaching assistants working in the UK 2021-2024
There were approximately 227,700 people employed as teaching assistants in the United Kingdom in the third quarter of 2024, compared with the previous quarter when there were 247,500.
Estimated number of teaching assistants working in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 15, 2025). Estimated number of teaching assistants working in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/785013/teaching-assistant-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of teaching assistants working in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024." Chart. January 15, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/785013/teaching-assistant-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Estimated number of teaching assistants working in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/785013/teaching-assistant-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Teaching Assistants Working in The United Kingdom from 4th Quarter 2021 to 3rd Quarter 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/785013/teaching-assistant-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of teaching assistants working in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/785013/teaching-assistant-workforce-uk/ (last visited April 28, 2025)
Estimated number of teaching assistants working in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/785013/teaching-assistant-workforce-uk/
