Teachers in Scotland 2007

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Table 1.3: Number of teachers (headcount) by mode of working, all sectors, 1998-2007

Full-time

Part-time

Total headcount (1)

Percentage part-time

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

45,817

8,986

54,803

16.4

2006

46,466

8,550

55,016

15.5

2007

Primary

20,519

5,714

26,233

21.8

Secondary

24,213

3,468

27,681

12.5

Special

1,781

474

2,255

21.0

Total

46,425

8,947

55,372

16.2

(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 2003-2007 are not comparable with previous years, see background note 10.

Excludes centrally employed teachers.

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