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Teaching field in which largest | 1966 | 1971 | 1976 | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996
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Total secondary school teachers, | | | | | | |
in thousands ..................| 746 | 927 | 1,016 | 995 | 970 | 1,012 | 1,049
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All fields ......................| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0
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Agriculture ........................| 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5
Art ................................| 2.0 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.3
Business education .................| 7.0 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 4.1
English ............................| 18.1 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 23.8 | 21.8 | 25.0 | 23.9
Foreign language ...................| 6.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.2
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Health and physical education ......| 6.9 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 5.9
Home economics .....................| 5.9 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.2
Industrial arts ....................| 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.5
Mathematics ........................| 13.9 | 14.4 | 18.2 | 15.3 | 19.2 | 14.5 | 17.2
Music ..............................| 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.3
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Science ............................| 10.8 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 13.3 | 12.6
Social studies .....................| 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 11.0 | 13.4
Special education ..................| 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 1.7
Other ..............................| 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.2
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