Will the Cabinet Secretary confirm how many teachers in Wales left the profession since 2014, broken down by reason and year?
The Welsh Government collects information on teachers who left the profession by destination through the Pupil Annual School Census (PLASC). The table below shows the total number of teachers leaving the profession between January 2014 and December 2023.
Teachers who left the profession by destination between January 2014 and December 2023
|
Calendar Year |
Employed in a non-teaching capacity within the education system (a) |
Employed outside education |
Early retirement (b) |
Other |
Unknown |
Total |
|
2014 |
49 |
60 |
342 |
231 |
60 |
742 |
|
2015 |
42 |
86 |
314 |
266 |
72 |
780 |
|
2016 |
55 |
102 |
275 |
279 |
103 |
814 |
|
2017 |
53 |
111 |
203 |
252 |
79 |
698 |
|
2018 |
55 |
103 |
183 |
209 |
59 |
609 |
|
2019 |
40 |
108 |
169 |
215 |
80 |
612 |
|
2020 |
34 |
68 |
120 |
141 |
51 |
414 |
|
2021 |
58 |
108 |
166 |
205 |
66 |
603 |
|
2022 |
66 |
166 |
161 |
284 |
79 |
756 |
|
2023 |
97 |
210 |
192 |
366 |
139 |
1004 |
|
Total |
549 |
1122 |
2125 |
2448 |
788 |
7032 |
Footnotes:
- Teachers who have left the teaching profession to take non-teaching roles in other fields of education.
- Does not include teachers who have retired on normal retirement age.