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This question is about teacher statistics.
Why do teachers quit teaching?
Teachers quit teaching for a variety of reasons, including poor preparation, a lack of support, poor pay, and a desire for a different career. Many teachers leave within the first few years of their careers, and many of these exits are caused by poor preparation.
New teachers who haven't prepared much or at all are more than twice as likely to leave teaching after a year than those who are prepared. The same goes for teachers who don't get support from their employers, usually in the form of mentoring or other help with being a new teacher.
Even many of the more experienced teachers often leave because of a lack of support from their administrators, and others say that not being able to collaborate with their coworkers is a driving factor in their exit.
One of the most publicly talked about reasons why teachers quit teaching is because they're dissatisfied with their compensation, and often for a good reason - they often earn significantly less than their other similarly educated peers do, especially mid-career.
In addition to all these reasons, about 25% of teachers who leave teaching say they're doing so in order to pursue a better career option, and about 30% say that changes in their personal lives drove their decision to leave.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many cited burnout or health concerns as reasons for their leaving their jobs as well.
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