§ 77. Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the school population of Aberdeen for each of the years between 1945 and 1969; 89W and what proportion these figures represent of the total school population of Scotland.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe information is as follows:
Aberdeen (1) Scotland (2) (1) as a percentage of (2) 1945 … … 27,109 753,199 3.60 1946 … … 26,592 740,809 3.59 1947 … … 26,361 738,855 3.57 1948 … … 27,883 777,351 3.59 1949 … … 28,081 791,454 3.55 1950 … … 27,735 795,952 3.48 1951 … … 27,417 793,996 3.45 1952 … … 28,349 812,669 3.49 1953 … … 29,135 833,280 3.50 1954 … … 29,545 829,916 3.56 1955 … … 30,065 839,745 3.58 1956 … … 30,499 849,335 3.59 1957 … … 30,734 858,223 3.58 1958 … … 30,869 860,060 3.59 1959 … … 31,402 867,296 3.62 1960 … … 32,527 880,414 3.69 1961 … … 32,975 886,918 3.72 1962 … … 32,232 889,344 3.62 1963 … … 31,973 886,277 3.61 1964 … … 31,781 893,382 3.56 1965 … … 31,718 896,593 3.54 1966 … … 31,955 902,779 3.54 1967 … … 32,026 912,641 3.51 1968 … … 32,153 929,831 3.46 1969 … … 32,391 951,195 3.41 Note: The figures relate to education authority and grant-aided secondary (including special) schools.