Teaching staff in State and State integrated schools in New Zealand
By school equity index group, 2019–2025, number of people
| Year | School Equity Index Group | Number of people |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fewer socioeconomic barriers | 24,294 |
| 2020 | Fewer socioeconomic barriers | 24,203 |
| 2021 | Fewer socioeconomic barriers | 24,149 |
| 2022 | Fewer socioeconomic barriers | 24,347 |
| 2023 | Fewer socioeconomic barriers | 24,549 |
| 2024 | Fewer socioeconomic barriers | 25,606 |
| 2025 | Fewer socioeconomic barriers | 26,081 |
| 2019 | Moderate socioeconomic barriers | 31,189 |
| 2020 | Moderate socioeconomic barriers | 31,418 |
| 2021 | Moderate socioeconomic barriers | 31,725 |
| 2022 | Moderate socioeconomic barriers | 32,243 |
| 2023 | Moderate socioeconomic barriers | 32,726 |
| 2024 | Moderate socioeconomic barriers | 33,308 |
| 2025 | Moderate socioeconomic barriers | 34,285 |
| 2019 | More socioeconomic barriers | 14,885 |
| 2020 | More socioeconomic barriers | 15,007 |
| 2021 | More socioeconomic barriers | 15,319 |
| 2022 | More socioeconomic barriers | 15,377 |
| 2023 | More socioeconomic barriers | 15,840 |
| 2024 | More socioeconomic barriers | 16,068 |
| 2025 | More socioeconomic barriers | 16,580 |
| 2019 | Unassigned | 1,070 |
| 2020 | Unassigned | 1,051 |
| 2021 | Unassigned | 922 |
| 2022 | Unassigned | 983 |
| 2023 | Unassigned | 989 |
| 2024 | Unassigned | 986 |
| 2025 | Unassigned | 1,040 |
Notes
One of the responsibilities of the Ministry of Education is to report on the state of education in New Zealand. Socioeconomic reporting helps understand how well the Ministry is serving all learners across the socioeconomic spectrum.
Their socioeconomic reporting uses School Equity Index Bands and Groups. These are two ways of grouping schools into broad socioeconomic categories. These categories estimate the extent to which, on average, students at a school face socioeconomic barriers that could get in the way of their school achievement.
Definitions
Teacher: Employee on a teaching agreement and received at least one ‘normal’ salary payment for the year. Teachers who work in multiple roles are reported against the role in which they worked the most hours during the year.
Main teacher role: The main teacher role is defined as the role where the employee worked the most full-time teacher equivalents (FTTEs) during the entire year as a teacher
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Inclusions
All types of teachers are included - fixed term, permanent and day relief staff.
Changes to data collection/processing
In 2018, the Ministry of Education developed a new data series for the schooling workforce. This is based on a calendar year, rather than a point in time (single pay run) as occurs with the old measure (which was based on the first pay run in April) The new data series therefore includes a greater number of teachers.
The new data series covers a twelve month period with the start of the year being the first pay period that is fully within January.
The new schooling workforce data series includes composite schools in the secondary sector.
Data provided by
Dataset name
Teaching Staff: Time Series All Teachers Headcount 2025
Webpage:
https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/schooling/workforce/teacher-workforce
How to find the data
At URL provided, select 'Time Series: All Teachers Headcount 2004-2025' from under the 'Teacher Headcount: Time Series Data' heading.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Teaching Staff: Time Series All Teachers Headcount 2025
From the dataset Teaching Staff: Time Series All Teachers Headcount 2025, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: Equity Index Group
- Range:
R6:X17 - Provided: 84 data points
This data forms the table Education - Teacher headcount in State and State Integrated Schools, by Equity Index Group 2019–2025.
Dataset originally released on:
May 2026
About this dataset
This data series presents demographic information on teachers in state and state integrated schools and covers a twelve month period with the start of the year being the first pay period that is fully within January.
Method of collection/Data provider
The size of the teaching workforce can be measured either as a headcount or in terms of full-time teacher equivalents (FTTE). FTTE data are only available from 2014 onwards - data from previous years are not comparable due to changes in definitions.