Table 1.3: Number of teachers (headcount) by mode of working, all sectors, 1998-2007
| Full-time | Part-time | Total headcount (1) | Percentage part-time |
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1998 | 44,090 | 11,353 | 55,443 | 20.5 |
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1999 | 44,657 | 11,330 | 55,987 | 20.2 |
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2000 | 44,590 | 10,667 | 55,257 | 19.3 |
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2001 | 44,509 | 10,747 | 55,256 | 19.4 |
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2002 | 45,326 | 11,702 | 57,028 | 20.5 |
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2003 | 44,964 | 8,431 | 53,395 | 15.8 |
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2004 | 44,949 | 8,541 | 53,490 | 16.0 |
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2005 | 45,817 | 8,986 | 54,803 | 16.4 |
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2006 | 46,466 | 8,550 | 55,016 | 15.5 |
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2007 |
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Primary | 20,519 | 5,714 | 26,233 | 21.8 |
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Secondary | 24,213 | 3,468 | 27,681 | 12.5 |
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Special | 1,781 | 474 | 2,255 | 21.0 |
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Total | 46,425 | 8,947 | 55,372 | 16.2 |
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(1) Teachers are counted as full-time if their total FTE across all schools where they teach is greater or equal to one. Headcounts for 2003-2007 are not comparable with previous years, see background note 10.
Excludes centrally employed teachers.