Jim O'Callaghan
Question:285. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the number of additional teachers since 27 June 2020, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60299/22]
View answerTuesday, 6 December 2022
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The last academic year completed before 27 June 2020 was 2019/2020, and the latest academic year for which we have finalised data is 2021/2022. There has been an increase of over 4,000 teachers employed in our schools over that 2-year period (2019/2020-2021/2022). Primary teacher numbers have increased from 37,839 to 40,351 and post-primary teacher numbers have increased from 29,093 to 32,145 during that period.
The Statistics section of my Department's website contains extensive data in relation to our schools including teacher numbers for each school year. See: www.gov.ie/en/publication/055810-education-statistics/.