§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total number of(a) pupils and (b) teachers in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe provisional estimates are 430,900 pupils and 21,340 teachers in primary schools and departments, and 327,300 pupils and 25,290 teachers in secondary schools in September 1987.
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 11986 1 21987 Scotland 58,501 58,208 58,028 57,440 57,295 57,216 56,334 55,757 55,338 Argyll and Clyde 4,599 4,523 4,488 4,472 4,438 4,445 4,415 4,367 4,312 Ayrshire and Arran 2,837 2,822 2,827 2,794 2,918 3,059 3,001 2,974 2,951 Borders 898 897 943 928 928 931 927 939 944 Dumfries and Galloway 1,676 1,595 1,571 1,548 1,540 1,542 1,531 1,507 1,493 Fife 2,953 2,913 2,929 2,989 3,026 3,161 3,152 3,262 3,290