At the end of the teacher competitions for the year 2023, more than 3,100 positions have not been filled, according to figures published Thursday by the Ministry of Education. This number of vacancies confirms new recruitment difficulties, albeit less acute than last year.
According to figures from the ministry, of more than 23,800 positions open in 2023 in the public sector, 3,163 have not been filled. The number of unfilled positions stands at 1,315 in the first degree (kindergarten and elementary) and 1,848 in the second degree (colleges and high schools).
The ministry notes, however, an “overall improvement in the ‘performance of competitions'” (more positions filled), which, according to him, allows “to approach the start of the new school year in a more serene way than last year”. In 2022, more than 4,000 positions had not been filled in competitions, according to ministry figures, including 3,733 in the public sector, a level never reached before.
Recruitment difficulties in the South and West of Paris
In kindergarten and elementary in the public, the rate of positions filled at the national level is 84% this year, against 78.2% in 2022. For the second degree (colleges and high schools), it is 86.3%, against 83.3% last year, the ministry said in a statement.
The results of the first degree teacher competitions – which take place at the academy level, and not at the national level as for the second degree – reveal serious recruitment deficits in the Ile-de-France academies and in Guyana: 51.9% of posts provided for the Créteil academy, 55% for that of Versailles and 30.2% for Guyana.
The number of unfilled posts amounts to 384 in the academy of Créteil and 398 in that of Versailles. But 26 out of 30 academies fill all the positions offered, the ministry points out.
In the second degree, the situation is “contrasted according to the disciplines”: some fill all their positions (history-geography, philosophy, plastic arts, life and Earth sciences), others are in deficit (mathematics, German, Spanish and classics). Finally, others are “in progress” such as English, physics, chemistry or modern literature.
This recruitment crisis requires the use of contract workers (people who have not passed the competition or who have not taken it).
The ministry indicates that it is offering this year “reinforced support” for these people, with anticipation of recruitment from June / July, eight days of training on average in the first degree before the start of the school year, seven days in the second degree. At the previous start of the school year, training could be summed up in just a few days.