Rise in number of teachers pursuing PhD qualification

Teaching appears to be among the leading professions in terms of members pursuing doctoral qualifications, based on analysis of Census 2016 data.

The biggest proportional rise in people with PhDs is in education — up 56% from 668 in 2011 to 1,047.

Most of this increase is accounted for by women who have earned doctoral qualifications, up 77% from 368 to 650. The number of men with an education-related PhD rose 32% from 300 to 397.