Postgraduate initial teacher training recruitment, 2011–12 to 2024–25

A line chart from the Institute for Government showing postgraduate initial teacher training recruitment, 2011–12 to 2024–25. Trainee numbers have been below the target in each year bar 2019/20, and the gap was at its largest in 2023–24, before narrowing slightly in 2024–25.

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Source: Institute for Government analysis of DfE, ‘Initial teacher training census’ (‘ITT new entrants and targets by subject time series’ table), 2015/16–2024/25.Notes: 2024–25 figures are provisional; previous years are revised. Since 2021–22 DfE has taken under-recruitment in the preceding two years into account in setting subject targets. Analysis covers England only.Get the dataEmbed Download image