Statistical Publication: Education Series: Edn/G5/2006/2: Teachers in Scotland, 2005

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Table 1.3: Number of teachers (headcount) by mode of working, all sectors, 1996-2005

full-time

part-time

total headcount (1)

percentage part-time

1996

44,245

11,311

55,556

20.4

1997

43,554

11,103

54,657

20.3

1998

44,090

11,353

55,443

20.5

1999

44,657

11,330

55,987

20.2

2000

44,590

10,667

55,257

19.3

2001

44,509

10,747

55,256

19.4

2002

45,326

11,702

57,028

20.5

2003

44,964

8,431

53,395

15.8

2004

44,949

8,541

53,490

16.0

2005

Primary

20,276

5,259

25,535

20.6

Secondary

23,743

3,273

27,016

12.1

Special

1,798

454

2,252

20.2

Total

45,817

8,986

54,803

16.4

(1) teachers are counted as full-time if their total FTE across all schools where they teach is greater or equal to one. Headcounts for 2003 - 2005 are not comparable with previous years, see background note 10.

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