There are over 2,100 (2,137) primary and secondary school teachers working in Kerry.
More than 1,300 (1,328) are primary school teachers, 1,090 of these are female, while 238 are male.
Over 800 (809) secondary school teachers are working in the county, 561 female and 248 male.
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Meanwhile, there are a further 316 post-primary teachers attached to Kerry ETB, 212 females and 104 males.
Excluding ETBs, the total number of primary and post-primary school teachers nationally stood at 68,175 (as per data from March 2025).
The information was provided by Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton in response to a parliamentary question from Sinn Féin TD for Meath East, Darren O’Rourke.
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