New figures worry union leader: Teachers are increasingly leaving public schools
It is a significant loss for students that older teachers are also choosing to leave public schools, says the head of the Danish Union of Teachers.
New figures worry union leader: Teachers are increasingly leaving public schools
It seems harder to retain teachers in schools where many colleagues do not have a teaching degree. In some areas of the country, only a few percent of teaching positions are filled by non-degree teachers, while in other places it can be up to 30 percent. Arkivfoto: Finn Frandsen
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Teachers are increasingly leaving public schools to find jobs elsewhere.
In 2023, there were a total of 84,400 individuals with a teaching degree in the overall workforce. But only a little over half, nearly 52 percent, were employed in public schools. In 2010, the proportion was 59 percent. This is revealed in an analysis commissioned by the Danish Union of Teachers and conducted by the Economic Council of the Labour Movement.
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