Despite the decline, the teacher shortage in secondary education is growing
Although the total number of students in secondary education is declining, there will be a teacher shortage throughout the Netherlands in the next five years. According to Centerdata, this amounts to more than a thousand full-time jobs. The greatest problems are in the city of Utrecht.
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The employment of teachers in secondary education depends on the number of pupils. Despite the shrinkage of the number of pupils by an average of 3 percent, according to the regional forecasts of research agency Centerdata, there will be a teacher shortage throughout the Netherlands.
Increase
In total, this concerns just over a thousand full-time jobs, for which no qualified teachers can be found. "The outflow of (older) teachers, together with the limited influx of new teachers, will ensure that the shortage will increase in the coming years," says the labor market platform Voion, which published all regional forecasts at the beginning of this month. on the website published. The AOb is in this labor market platform with other unions.
The greatest shortages occur in the Randstad provinces. But even Zeeland, despite almost 5 percent fewer jobs, will not be able to fill 2,1 percent of the vacancies according to the forecasts. That is slightly above the national average of 1,9 percent. The subjects with the greatest bottlenecks are almost everywhere physics, mathematics, chemistry, French and German.
Unfilled vacancies for secondary education in 2024
Incidentally, there are considerable differences within provinces. While North Limburg will have relatively few shortages (1,4 percent), those in South Limburg (2,1 percent) are above the national average. Even in the regions with the greatest drop in employment (8 to 14 percent), secondary schools will not be able to find people for all open positions. This concerns the Achterhoek, Almere, Twente, North Limburg and Rivierenland. Despite the shrinkage, 1 to 2 percent of the vacancies remain there. The greatest problems will be in the city of Utrecht, where 3,7 percent of the vacancies cannot be filled. Almost twice the national average.
Biggest shortages
| City of Utrecht | 3,7 percent |
| South Holland Central (region Zoetermeer) | 3,4 percent |
| South Kennemerland and IJmond | 2,7 percent |
| Central Holland (Gouda region) | 2,6 percent |
| Drechtsteden | 2,6 percent |
| National average | 1,9 percent |
Curious about all the figures per region? View the Excel file in which we have listed everything. Download: 'Employment and shortages per labor market region'
