HC Deb 27 November 1986 vol 106 c329W
Sir Hector Monro

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the average pupil-teacher ratio in each of the last 10 years for primary and secondary schools, respectively.

Mr. Rifkind

The information for Scottish education authority schools at September each year is set out in the table below:

Pupil teacher ratios
Primary Secondary
1976 22.4 14.7
1977 22.4 14.7
1978 21.4 14.6
1979 20.3 14.4
1980 20.3 14.4
1981 20.3 14.4
1982 20.4 14.3
1983 20.3 14.0
1984 20.4 13.7
19851 20.4 13.5
1Provisional.