- Where do PhD students go after completing?
In the UK [https://www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate-study/phd-study/your-phd-what-next] around 20% stay in universities, 23% go into education of some sort, the rest predominantly go into business, manufacturing, consultancy, IT, and healthcare.
https://www.findaphd.com/advice/doing/phd-non-academic-careers.aspx suggests that in the UK, Australia, the USA, and China, more than 50% leave academia.
- How many teachers trained actually go into teaching?
In the UK, [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541055/SFR31_2016_Text.pdf] suggests that 87% of those entering training become teachers, with 95% of those passing. A survey from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers [https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2015/jan/27/five-top-reasons-teachers-join-and-quit] suggests that 25% of new teachers expect to leave within five years, 50% within ten. According to Department of Education, 12-13% of new teachers leave within a year [https://fullfact.org/education/do-40-new-teachers-england-leave-within-year/].