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Diversity in the teaching profession: annual data report 2025
Fifth edition of an annual publication which aims to gather and share data relating to the diversity of the teaching profession in order to inform and evaluate future work.
7.2 Minority ethnic teachers by grade and sector as a percentage of the teacher workforce, 2019-2024
7.2.1 Minority ethnic teachers (percentage) by grade and sector – All Posts
| Sector | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Secondary | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Special | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
7.2.2 Minority ethnic teachers (percentage) by grade and sector – Promoted Posts
| Sector | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Secondary | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Special | c | c | 1.1 | c | c | c |
7.2.3 Minority ethnic teachers (percentage) by grade and sector – Teacher Posts
| Sector | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Secondary | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Special | c | c | 2.0 | c | c | c |
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