Most are working in Catholic maintained secondaries (2,532) while the second largest group is in the state-controlled sector (1,846).
The Teacher Workforce Statistics in Grant-Aided Schools bulletin also shows the age of staff. The majority in secondary education are aged between 35 and 44. Just 76 in non-grammar schools are aged 24 and under while 120 are at least 60. The median age of teachers is 41.5 years, an increase from 41 in 2013/14. There are proportionally fewer teachers aged under-30 this year (11.1 per cent) than in 2013/14 (11.9).
The proportion of teachers working in all schools who are male has been declining over the last five years. There are more than twice as many female teachers in post-primary classrooms than there are males – 3,963 compared to 1,616. These figures include part-time staff.
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