§ Lord Juddasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many countries received UK official bilateral governmental overseas aid in each of the years 1988–89 to 1995–96 inclusive and how many of those countries in each of those years received such aid for (a) primary education (b) secondary education and (c) tertiary education.
§ Baroness Chalker of WallaseyThe number of countries receiving UK Bilateral Development Assistance in each of the years 1988–89 to 1995–96 is as follows:
Number of Countries in Total for Primary/Basic Education for Secondary Education for Tertiary Education Year 1988–89 133 16 33 43 1989–90 135 23 39 47 1990–91 141 27 39 50 1991–92 148 29 41 52 1992–93 157 33 40 51 1993–94 160 33 37 59 1994–95 160 33 34 59 Notes:
1. These figures do not include other training or training in other sectors.
2. Due to the wide-ranging nature of some projects, it is not possible to separate out expenditure on the individual categories listed above. Such projects are classified as "general education" 34WA and are not included in the table. Therefore the figures shown above will be understating the true position.
3. The categories are defined as follows:
Primary/basic comprises primary education, primary teacher training, nursery schools, adult education and literacy, and non formal education.
Secondary comprises secondary education and secondary teacher training.
Tertiary comprises higher education, universities, university libraries, tertiary technical institutions, technical teacher training, distance learning, technical education, and research and scientific.