HL Deb 18 November 1998 vol 594 cc161-2WA
Lord Stoddart of Swindon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many men teachers and how many women teachers in the United Kingdom are at present employed in:

  1. (a) primary schools;
  2. (b) secondary schools. [HL3826]

Baroness Blackstone

The latest available figures for the numbers of male and female teachers in the United Kingdom employed in nursery/primary and secondary schools are shown in the table.

Numbers of teachers1 by gender in maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools in the United Kingdom: 1996–97
Thousands
Nursery/primary Secondary All maintained schools2
Males 37 114 151
Females 193 125 317
Total 230 239 469

Source:

Department for Education and Employment; Welsh Office;

Scottish Office Education and Industry Department, Department of Education, Northern Ireland.

Notes:

1 Full-time and part-time teachers.

2 Excluding special schools.