Applications: 2022 to 2023 academic year
Published 27 August 2026
Applies to England
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Applications submitted through the Apply for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) service between 1 February 2023 and 31 August 2023.
About the data
This data includes information on:
- the number of applications submitted for QTS through the service
- the number of applications that resulted in QTS
- the number of applications declined
- the percentage of applications that resulted in QTS which have 2 or more years of teaching experience and are exempt from an induction
2022 to 2023 application data
| Country or territory | Applications received | Applications resulting in QTS | Applications declined | Percentage of applications received exempt from induction |
| Australia | 312 | 211 | 101 | 96% |
| Austria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 100% |
| Canada | 107 | 57 | 49 | 77% |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| Ghana | 12129 | 3080 | 9038 | 96% |
| Gibraltar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Greece | 15 | 3 | 12 | 100% |
| Guernsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Hong Kong | 1254 | 960 | 291 | 98% |
| Hungary | 7 | 1 | 6 | 100% |
| Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| India | 1664 | 680 | 980 | 86% |
| Ireland | 58 | 33 | 25 | 91% |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Jamaica | 199 | 114 | 84 | 97% |
| Jersey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Malta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1 | 6 | 100% |
| New Zealand | 116 | 95 | 21 | 96% |
| Nigeria | 5741 | 1410 | 4323 | 97% |
| Northern Ireland | 22 | 14 | 8 | 29% |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| Poland | 16 | 5 | 11 | 100% |
| Portugal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 100% |
| Romania | 16 | 4 | 12 | 75% |
| Scotland | 206 | 139 | 67 | 75% |
| Singapore | 13 | 4 | 9 | 100% |
| Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| South Africa | 527 | 157 | 368 | 96% |
| Spain | 55 | 12 | 43 | 75% |
| Sweden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| Ukraine | 164 | 88 | 76 | 98% |
| United States | 417 | 139 | 278 | 92% |
| Total | 23085 | 7218 | 15837 | 95% |
Data quality
This data is subject to change as applications continue to be processed and assessed.
The total number of applications submitted may not equal the combined number of successful and unsuccessful applications because:
- some applications are still being reviewed
- some applications have been withdrawn by the applicant
This publication reports on applications made through the service only. It does not:
- provide information on the number of teachers who were successful in obtaining QTS, who are in the teaching workforce in England
- represent the overall size of the teacher workforce in England
The latest data on numbers of non-UK national teachers in the workforce can be found at tabs TF1-TF4 within the data annex submitted to the School Teachers Review body (STRB) to support the 2026 pay award.