Figures obtained by The Herald show 24 of the country's 32 local authorities reduced teacher numbers between 2010 and 2011.
The most significant percentage losses were in Shetland, Orkney, the Highlands, West Dunbartonshire, South Ayrshire, Inverclyde, Argyll and Bute, Aberdeenshire and West Lothian. East Dunbartonshire, Moray, Dundee, Angus, Dumfries and Galloway, Stirling, East Ayrshire and Fife also saw reductions.
