The latest information available from the Teacher Census at September 1998, shows there were an estimated 20,398 (FTE) teachers who were permanently employed, out of a total of 22,508 (FTE) teachers employed in publicly funded primary schools. The School Census at September 1999 shows there was a FTE of 22,643 teachers employed in publicly funded primary schools, with a total headcount of 27,621.In publicly funded secondary schools at the time of the Teacher Census at September 1998, there were an estimated 22,447 (FTE) teachers who were permanently employed, out of a total of 24,091 (FTE) teachers.