Teacher FTE
Increased
+32.32FTE
+0.9% from 2006
20063,532.00
20253,564.32
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Scotland · Historical data
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Teachers, pupils, schools and teaching posts · 1966–2025.
Fife · All school sectors · 2006–2025
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Teachers, pupils and schools
Fife · All school sectors2006—2025
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Teacher FTE
Pupils
Schools
13.47 pupils per teacher FTE in 2025.Same year, geography and sector. This is not class size.
Change from 2006 to 2025
Fife · All school sectors
Pupils
Decreased
-1,391pupils
-2.8% from 2006
200649,388
202547,997
A change in pupil numbers alone does not show whether provision has improved or worsened.
Sources (1) for Pupils
Schools
Decreased
-24schools
-13.4% from 2006
2006179
2025155
A change in recorded schools is not a count of closures or a measure of school capacity.
Sources (1) for Schools
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Fife 2025: the bulletin says a later correction of fewer than 10 FTE was not incorporated. These are the published figures.
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.
Class sizes and teacher employment
Average primary class size as stated in the authority response.
2021–2023 · pupils per classRead the evidence Original FOI response · line 46 ↗