§ 27. Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the estimated number of literates in British Togoland; how many are now, child and adult, receiving education, respectively; and what plans exist for future educational development.
Mr. Creech JonesIt is estimated that about 30 per cent. of the population is literate; 25,792 children were attending school last year. I have no figures for the numbers receiving adult education. Education is being developed as fast as funds and staff permit; 13.6 per cent. of the total expenditure of the Territory in 1948 was on education, and, as I have previously informed my hon. Friend, Togoland is already heavily subsidised by the Gold Coast.
§ Mr. SorensenDo the figures which my right hon. Friend has given compare favourably with those of nearby British Colonies?
Mr. Creech JonesI think so. Togo-land stands to gain from the broad developments in the Gold Coast, for which, under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act, quite a large sum has been allocated.