Ellianne I don't think the2020 figures will be out yet. These are 2019
Entrants, leavers and changes in working pattern
There were 43,406 FTE qualified new entrants to teaching in state-funded schools in 2019. This includes:
23,064 newly qualified teachers (53% of all entrants)
15,754 who are returning to teaching after a break (36% of all entrants)
2,611 deferred NQTs (6% of all entrants)
1,977 teachers new to the state-funded sector (5% of all entrants)
The overall entrants rate was 10%, lower than in 2018 when the rate was 10.4%.
There were 39,675 FTE qualified teachers who left teaching in state-funded schools in 2019. This includes:
33,565 qualified teachers who are out of service (84.6% of all leavers). These are teachers who are taking a break from teaching (e.g. career break, secondment) and who may come back as returners in a later year, and those leaving the profession.
5,979 in service qualified teachers who retired (15.1% of all leavers). See the Teacher retirements section below for further details.
131 qualified teachers who died whilst in service (0.3% of all leavers)
The overall leavers rate was 9.2%, lower than 2018 when the rate was 9.6%.
The number of teachers who enter and leave the profession are not the only factors in changing FTE qualified teacher numbers between years. In 2019, 3.7% of qualified teachers increased their working hours, by either moving from part time to full time working or remaining part time but increasing their weekly hours. A greater percentage decreased their working hours. In 2019, 5.4% of teachers decreased their working hours, either by moving from full to part time working or by remaining part time but decreasing their weekly hours. Such changes in working pattern produced a decrease equivalent to approximately 3,200 FTE qualified teachers between 2018 and 2019.