HC Deb 18 January 1984 vol 52 c240W
19. Mr. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the pupil-teacher ratio in Scottish primary and secondary schools, respectively, at the most recent convenient date and the comparable figures for 1979.

Mr. Allan Stewart

The pupil-teacher ratios for September 1983, as provisionally calculated, are 20.3 for primary and 14.0 for secondary schools. The comparable figures for September 1979 were 20.3 and 14.4 respectively.