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BCTF Research Report
Section II
2004-TD-02
Age Profile of Teachers and Educators in B.C.,
September 30, 2003
By Colleen Hawkey
BCTF Research Department
A dominant force shaping the age structure of the teaching force is the aging baby boom generation. Although only one factor among many in the area of teacher supply and demand, it is a crucial piece of information as many teachers near retirement age. The following charts and table provide a snapshot of the age profile of teachers and educators in British Columbia.

The average age of retirement for teachers in B.C. is 59 years; the minimum retirement age with a pension is 55 years.
Chart 1 (above) shows the age distribution of teachers (excluding principals, vice principals and directors of instruction). Over 5,400 or 16% of teachers are 55 years of age or older. Over 12,800 teachers, about 38%, are age 50 or older and therefore likely to retire in the next 5 to 10 years.
Chart 2 shows the age distribution of administrative officers. Compared to the teaching force, there is a slightly higher proportion of administrators 55 years of age or older (55.5%), and 23% are 55 or older.

Table 1 gives a breakdown of administrators and teachers 50 years and older by age category and by district.
Table 1: Teachers and Administrators over 50 years, by age group, Sept. 30, 2003
District Number |
Position |
Age 50-54 |
Age 55-59 |
Age 60-64 |
Age 65 & over |
All Ages TOTAL |
Proportion age 50 and older |
Proportion age 55 and older |
5
|
AOs
|
17 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
31 |
74.2% |
19.4% |
|
Teachers
|
86 |
65 |
7 |
0 |
338 |
46.7% |
21.3% |
6 |
AOs
|
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
37.0% |
22.2% |
|
Teachers
|
49 |
32 |
2 |
0 |
227 |
36.6% |
15.0% |
8 |
AOs
|
10 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
36 |
50.0% |
22.2% |
|
Teachers
|
98 |
58 |
5 |
0 |
375 |
42.9% |
16.8% |
10 |
AOs
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
60.0% |
20.0% |
|
Teachers
|
13 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
42.6% |
14.9% |
19
|
AOs
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
16.7% |
16.7% |
|
Teachers
|
17 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
89 |
29.2% |
10.1% |
20 |
AOs
|
7 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
50.0% |
18.2% |
|
Teachers
|
71 |
50 |
3 |
0 |
277 |
44.8% |
19.1% |
22 |
AOs
|
13 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
43.2% |
13.6% |
|
Teachers
|
106 |
65 |
4 |
0 |
532 |
32.9% |
13.0% |
23 |
AOs
|
19 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
69 |
40.6% |
13.0% |
|
Teachers
|
291 |
152 |
15 |
0 |
1162 |
39.4% |
14.4% |
27 |
AOs
|
14 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
48 |
52.1% |
22.9% |
|
Teachers
|
96 |
69 |
8 |
1 |
404 |
43.1% |
19.3% |
28 |
AOs
|
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
42.3% |
19.2% |
|
Teachers
|
65 |
47 |
7 |
0 |
247 |
48.2% |
21.9% |
33 |
AOs
|
19 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
52.7% |
18.2% |
|
Teachers
|
138 |
63 |
17 |
1 |
670 |
32.7% |
12.1% |
34 |
AOs
|
27 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
80 |
51.3% |
17.5% |
|
Teachers
|
198 |
106 |
17 |
0 |
1072 |
29.9% |
11.5% |
35 |
AOs
|
38 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
94 |
63.8% |
23.4% |
|
Teachers
|
255 |
159 |
31 |
0 |
1138 |
39.1% |
16.7% |
36 |
AOs
|
70 |
44 |
8 |
1 |
211 |
58.3% |
25.1% |
|
Teachers
|
722 |
507 |
98 |
13 |
3648 |
36.7% |
16.9% |
37 |
AOs
|
28 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
64 |
65.6% |
21.9% |
|
Teachers
|
252 |
190 |
23 |
1 |
1018 |
45.8% |
21.0% |
38 |
AOs
|
36 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
112 |
51.8% |
19.6% |
|
Teachers
|
268 |
168 |
25 |
0 |
1338 |
34.5% |
14.4% |
39 |
AOs
|
66 |
44 |
8 |
0 |
188 |
62.8% |
27.7% |
|
Teachers
|
699 |
512 |
117 |
0 |
3527 |
37.7% |
17.8% |
40 |
AOs
|
7 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
70.8% |
41.7% |
|
Teachers
|
71 |
34 |
8 |
0 |
392 |
28.8% |
10.7% |
41 |
AOs
|
29 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
80 |
60.0% |
23.8% |
|
Teachers
|
313 |
179 |
37 |
0 |
1473 |
35.9% |
14.7% |
42 |
AOs
|
18 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
67 |
49.3% |
22.4% |
|
Teachers
|
159 |
101 |
16 |
1 |
902 |
30.7% |
13.1% |
43 |
AOs
|
41 |
27 |
2 |
0 |
107 |
65.4% |
27.1% |
|
Teachers
|
320 |
187 |
28 |
0 |
1900 |
28.2% |
11.3% |
44 |
AOs
|
27 |
24 |
1 |
0 |
93 |
55.9% |
26.9% |
|
Teachers
|
237 |
150 |
27 |
4 |
1035 |
40.4% |
17.5% |
45 |
AOs
|
9 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
38 |
42.1% |
18.4% |
|
Teachers
|
71 |
54 |
8 |
0 |
392 |
33.9% |
15.8% |
46 |
AOs
|
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
33.3% |
5.6% |
|
Teachers
|
60 |
28 |
3 |
1 |
252 |
36.5% |
12.7% |
47 |
AOs
|
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
78.6% |
42.9% |
|
Teachers
|
31 |
32 |
6 |
0 |
157 |
43.9% |
24.2% |
48 |
AOs
|
7 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
22 |
50.0% |
18.2% |
|
Teachers
|
36 |
31 |
2 |
0 |
249 |
27.7% |
13.3% |
49 |
AOs
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
50.0% |
0.0% |
|
Teachers
|
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
31.0% |
10.3% |
50 |
AOs
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
20.0% |
10.0% |
|
Teachers
|
9 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
59 |
25.4% |
10.2% |
51 |
AOs
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
45.5% |
18.2% |
|
Teachers
|
27 |
17 |
6 |
0 |
114 |
43.9% |
20.2% |
52 |
AOs
|
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
43.8% |
25.0% |
|
Teachers
|
45 |
31 |
7 |
1 |
195 |
43.1% |
20.0% |
53 |
AOs
|
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
57.9% |
15.8% |
|
Teachers
|
44 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
171 |
39.2% |
13.5% |
54 |
AOs
|
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
68.8% |
50.0% |
|
Teachers
|
37 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
162 |
36.4% |
13.6% |
57 |
AOs
|
32 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
81 |
64.2% |
24.7% |
|
Teachers
|
260 |
154 |
23 |
0 |
960 |
45.5% |
18.4% |
58 |
AOs
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
55.6% |
27.8% |
|
Teachers
|
40 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
183 |
35.0% |
13.1% |
59 |
AOs
|
7 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
33 |
45.5% |
24.2% |
|
Teachers
|
35 |
13 |
9 |
0 |
234 |
24.4% |
9.4% |
60 |
AOs
|
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
37.5% |
12.5% |
|
Teachers
|
63 |
22 |
5 |
0 |
326 |
27.6% |
8.3% |
61 |
AOs
|
35 |
34 |
4 |
0 |
114 |
64.0% |
33.3% |
|
Teachers
|
289 |
216 |
38 |
1 |
1122 |
48.5% |
22.7% |
62 |
AOs
|
17 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
47 |
55.3% |
19.1% |
|
Teachers
|
161 |
62 |
4 |
2 |
486 |
47.1% |
14.0% |
63 |
AOs
|
16 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
37 |
59.5% |
16.2% |
|
Teachers
|
130 |
79 |
10 |
0 |
511 |
42.9% |
17.4% |
64 |
AOs
|
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
50.0% |
18.8% |
|
Teachers
|
33 |
28 |
4 |
1 |
113 |
58.4% |
29.2% |
67 |
AOs
|
9 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
36 |
38.9% |
13.9% |
|
Teachers
|
95 |
48 |
8 |
0 |
403 |
37.5% |
13.9% |
68 |
AOs
|
25 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
69 |
59.4% |
23.2% |
|
Teachers
|
228 |
136 |
25 |
0 |
855 |
45.5% |
18.8% |
69 |
AOs
|
13 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
62.5% |
8.3% |
|
Teachers
|
68 |
33 |
4 |
0 |
291 |
36.1% |
12.7% |
70 |
AOs
|
10 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
28 |
53.6% |
17.9% |
|
Teachers
|
86 |
44 |
10 |
0 |
260 |
53.8% |
20.8% |
71 |
AOs
|
15 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
60.4% |
32.1% |
|
Teachers
|
114 |
70 |
9 |
0 |
530 |
36.4% |
14.9% |
72 |
AOs
|
15 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
37 |
73.0% |
32.4% |
|
Teachers
|
113 |
45 |
7 |
0 |
378 |
43.7% |
13.8% |
73 |
AOs
|
21 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
69 |
59.4% |
29.0% |
|
Teachers
|
229 |
137 |
15 |
1 |
868 |
44.0% |
17.6% |
74 |
AOs
|
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
58.3% |
25.0% |
|
Teachers
|
34 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
123 |
40.7% |
13.0% |
75 |
AOs
|
10 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
41 |
46.3% |
22.0% |
|
Teachers
|
78 |
51 |
8 |
2 |
394 |
35.3% |
15.5% |
78 |
AOs
|
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
50.0% |
28.6% |
|
Teachers
|
41 |
15 |
4 |
0 |
134 |
44.8% |
14.2% |
79 |
AOs
|
16 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
47 |
61.7% |
27.7% |
|
Teachers
|
116 |
80 |
7 |
0 |
534 |
38.0% |
16.3% |
81 |
AOs
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14.3% |
14.3% |
|
Teachers
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
78 |
12.8% |
6.4% |
82 |
AOs
|
8 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
36 |
36.1% |
13.9% |
|
Teachers
|
60 |
53 |
17 |
0 |
363 |
35.8% |
19.3% |
83 |
AOs
|
9 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
38.1% |
16.7% |
|
Teachers
|
115 |
76 |
7 |
0 |
448 |
44.2% |
18.5% |
84 |
AOs
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
100.0% |
60.0% |
|
Teachers
|
8 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
40 |
57.5% |
37.5% |
85 |
AOs
|
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
66.7% |
13.3% |
|
Teachers
|
34 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
115 |
50.4% |
20.9% |
87 |
AOs
|
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
66.7% |
16.7% |
|
Teachers
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
25.0% |
8.3% |
91 |
AOs
|
7 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
54.5% |
33.3% |
|
Teachers
|
51 |
29 |
4 |
0 |
291 |
28.9% |
11.3% |
92 |
AOs
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
57.1% |
28.6% |
|
Teachers
|
7 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
39 |
43.6% |
25.6% |
93 |
AOs
|
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
33.3% |
7.4% |
|
Teachers
|
22 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
227 |
15.9% |
6.2% |
Prov |
AOs
|
855 |
540 |
69 |
2 |
2641 |
55.5% |
23.1% |
|
Teachers
|
7409 |
4635 |
765 |
33 |
33921 |
37.9% |
16.0% |
Source: Ministry of Education Standard Report #2059, September 30, 2003. There are 40 teachers working in two districts, therefore the total number shown here exceeds the actual number in the province by 40.
Chart 3 compares the age distribution in 1978 with the distribution in 2003.

November 2004