How many teachers have opted to take early retirement in each of the last five years, also broken down by (a) whether they were primary or …

The figures in the following tables represent the number of members of the Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme (STSS) and Scottish Teachers' Pension Scheme 2015 (STPS 2015) who have opted to retire before the respective scheme's Normal Pension Age (NPA), in each of the last five years. The information includes only members employed by local authorities and is broken down by local authority area. Information is not held centrally on whether these members were primary or secondary teachers.
From 1 April 2022 all active members joined the STPS 2015. Table A shows members who have retired from the STSS before their NPA, which is age 60 for those who joined the scheme before 1 April 2007 and age 65 for those who joined thereafter. Table B shows members who retired from the STPS 2015 before their NPA, which is the later of age 65 or State Pension Age. Some members may be represented in both tables as they may have taken pension benefits from both schemes before the NPA in each scheme.
Table A: Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme
Local Authority
Number of members who opted to retire before Normal Pension Age
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023*
Aberdeen City Council
13
16
9
12
13
Aberdeenshire Council
30
16
19
22
30
Angus Council
12
13
10
19
11
Argyll and Bute Council
18
13
19
17
10
City of Edinburgh Council
34
24
24
24
20
Clackmannanshire Council
4
5
2
3
4
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
9
7
8
6
2
Dumfries and Galloway Council
28
24
19
16
21
Dundee City Council
14
9
24
16
13
East Ayrshire Council
10
12
14
11
9
East Dunbartonshire Council
14
15
10
9
6
East Lothian Council
9
10
9
13
7
East Renfrewshire Council
11
7
9
14
6
Falkirk Council
15
24
15
14
11
Fife Council
42
37
50
34
27
Glasgow City Council
47
60
39
38
30
Inverclyde Council
9
6
6
7
9
Midlothian Council
9
7
8
8
5
North Ayrshire Council
15
5
14
19
6
North Lanarkshire Council
38
49
34
26
23
Orkney Islands Council
2
6
4
3
2
Perth and Kinross Council
14
19
24
15
10
Renfrewshire Council
16
20
21
15
8
Scottish Borders Council
10
15
17
18
17
Shetland Islands Council
1
0
1
4
10
South Ayrshire Council
13
10
13
8
9
South Lanarkshire Council
33
24
26
20
29
Stirling Council
15
10
7
11
7
The Highland Council
35
27
29
38
22
The Moray Council
14
10
12
8
7
West Dunbartonshire Council
5
4
7
7
11
West Lothian Council
13
18
11
22
8
Total
548
522
514
497
403
*Data for 2023 is up to 19 December 2023
Table B: Scottish Teachers' Pension Scheme 2015
Local Authority
Number of members who opted to retire before Normal Pension Age
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023*
Aberdeen City Council
2
8
7
25
31
Aberdeenshire Council
14
8
13
55
58
Angus Council
1
4
9
34
19
Argyll and Bute Council
3
7
13
30
14
City of Edinburgh Council
6
8
17
54
43
Clackmannanshire Council
0
2
1
1
6
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
2
5
3
8
11
Dumfries and Galloway Council
10
16
18
32
36
Dundee City Council
2
2
17
29
22
East Ayrshire Council
1
4
13
17
23
East Dunbartonshire Council
3
10
3
24
18
East Lothian Council
4
3
5
22
15
East Renfrewshire Council
0
4
5
23
10
Falkirk Council
5
10
14
26
23
Fife Council
11
11
34
68
65
Glasgow City Council
5
21
27
92
88
Inverclyde Council
7
4
5
15
16
Midlothian Council
5
4
5
10
15
North Ayrshire Council
4
4
9
35
23
North Lanarkshire Council
8
22
23
47
60
Orkney Islands Council
0
1
3
5
5
Perth and Kinross Council
5
10
19
26
30
Renfrewshire Council
2
14
16
32
30
Scottish Borders Council
2
6
16
39
34
Shetland Islands Council
1
0
2
8
17
South Ayrshire Council
5
4
9
18
16
South Lanarkshire Council
5
5
13
65
61
Stirling Council
2
3
6
13
17
The Highland Council
5
10
21
63
50
The Moray Council
3
2
11
11
22
West Dunbartonshire Council
1