in technicalprofessional programmes the number of subjectteachers were and for the same year in lower and upper secondary education respectively reflecting growths of and since see table a in annex a according to the latest teacher census organised in and which provides the most rigorous information about teachers there were staff involved in direct teaching in public schools maintained by anep in early childhood preprimary and primary education in general programmes of secondary education and on technicalprofessional programmes of secondary education see table a in annex a according to the latest teacher census the proportion of females in in public schools maintained by anep reached in early childhood preprimary and primary education in general programmes of secondary education and in technicalprofessional programmes of secondary education see table