§ Lord Stoddart of Swindonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the proportion of teachers employed in primary and secondary schools in 1994, 1984 and 1974.
§ The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Lord Henley)The readily available comparable information on the proportion of teachers employed in primary and secondary schools in the United Kingdom is shown in the table. Information for 1973/74 and 1974/76 is not available on a comparable basis.
Proportion of teachers1 in maintained primary and secondary schools in the United Kingdom: 1975/76 to 1994/95 (Percentages) 1975/76 1983/84 1993/94 1994/95 Teachers in primary schools as % of teachers in all2 schools 43 37 42 43 Teachers in secondary schools as % of teachers in all2 schools 46 50 343 342 Source:
Education Statistics for the United Kingdom.
216WANotes:
1 Based on full-time equivalent numbers of teachers. Includes all teachers in England and Scotland but qualified teachers only in Wales and Northern Ireland.
2 Maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools and non-maintained mainstream and special schools.
3 Excludes Sixth Form Colleges in England and Wales which were reclassified as Further Education colleges from April 1993.