A line chart from the Institute for Government of state school teacher retention compared to years since qualifying, by qualification date, 1996–2024, where early career retention has steadily worsened. While 67.6% of teachers who qualified in 2019 remain in the classroom, 68.3% of the 2011–2015 starters, and 73.5% of the 2006–2010 starters, were still teaching five years after they qualified.