WQ96719 (e) Wedi’i gyflwyno ar 19/06/2025

A wnaiff yr Ysgrifennydd Cabinet gadarnhau faint o athrawon yng Nghymru sydd wedi gadael y proffesiwn ers 2014, wedi'i ddadansoddi fesul rheswm a blwyddyn?

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The Welsh Government collects information on teachers who left the profession by destination through the Pupil Annual School Census (PLASC). The table below shows the total number of teachers leaving the profession between January 2014 and December 2023.

Teachers who left the profession by destination between January 2014 and December 2023

Calendar Year

Employed in a non-teaching capacity within the education system (a)

Employed outside education

Early retirement (b)

Other

Unknown

Total

2014

49

60

342

231

60

742

2015

42

86

314

266

72

780

2016

55

102

275

279

103

814

2017

53

111

203

252

79

698

2018

55

103

183

209

59

609

2019

40

108

169

215

80

612

2020

34

68

120

141

51

414

2021

58

108

166

205

66

603

2022

66

166

161

284

79

756

2023

97

210

192

366

139

1004

Total

549

1122

2125

2448

788

7032

Footnotes:

  • Teachers who have left the teaching profession to take non-teaching roles in other fields of education.
  • Does not include teachers who have retired on normal retirement age.