Teacher FTE
Decreased
-264.06FTE
-0.5% from 2006
200653,043.40
202552,779.34
Read the change in staffing alongside pupil numbers and the staffing ratio.
Scotland · Historical data
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Teachers, pupils, schools and teaching posts · 1966–2025.
Scotland · All school sectors · 2006–2025
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Teachers, pupils and schools
Scotland · All school sectors2006—2025
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Teacher FTE
Pupils
Schools
13.19 pupils per teacher FTE in 2025.Same year, geography and sector. This is not class size.
Change from 2006 to 2025
Scotland · All school sectors
Pupils
Decreased
-6,814pupils
-1.0% from 2006
2006702,737
2025695,923
A change in pupil numbers alone does not show whether provision has improved or worsened.
Sources (1) for Pupils
Schools
Decreased
-320schools
-11.6% from 2006
20062,755
20252,435
A change in recorded schools is not a count of closures or a measure of school capacity.
Sources (1) for Schools
Read the comparability notes (1)
2009 reconciliation: Table 1.1d reports 51,371.38 FTE; Table 1.2a reports 51,344. Both published figures are retained separately.
Freedom of Information
Related council records
Approved FOI evidence keeps its own reporting period and definition. It is not combined with the census figures above.
Probationer teachers in vacant posts
Total number of probationers placed in vacancies; response states posts previously filled versus newly created cannot be determined.
2018–2024 · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · line 25 ↗Teacher permanency through accrual
Authority-defined permanency/accrual outcome; labels follow the source response.
2022–2024 · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · line 35 ↗Teacher permanency through accrual
Authority-defined permanency/accrual outcome; labels follow the source response.
2021/2022–2023/2024 · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · line 22 ↗