HC Deb 05 March 1925 vol 181 cc636-7
64. Major CRAWFURD

asked the President of the Board of Education the ratio of men teachers to women teachers in the public elementary schools in the years ending 31st March, 1880; 31st March, 1890; 31st March, 1921; and 31st March, 1924?

Lord E. PERCY

As the reply to this question consists largely of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the answer:

Number of certificated, uncertificated and supplementary teachers in public elementary schools in England and Wales:—

Year. Men. Women. Percentage of Total Number.
Men. Women.
1880–81 17,195 27,385 38.6 61.4
1890–91 24,658 52,354 32.0 68.0
1920–21 36,418 128,651 22.1 77.9
1923–24 39,005 120,226 24.5 75.5

The figures for 1920–21 and 1923–24 relate to the facts as existing on the 31st March. The figures for 1880–81 and 1890–91 relate to the facts as existing in each school on the last day of, or during, the school year which ended within the statistical year (i.e., within the period from the 1st August to the following 31st July); for those years statistics were not taken for all schools for one and the same day in the year, as is the practice now.