HC Deb 29 April 1971 vol 816 cc177-9W
Mr. Deakins

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the percentage increases between 1955 and 1967 compared with the latest

the average pupil/teacher ratio in both secondary and primary schools in each of the English county council education authority areas.

Mr. van Straubenzee

Following is the information:

available figure in full-time and part-time enrolments in education for Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, United States of America and the United Kingdom, respectively, from information available from international sources.

Mr. van Straubenzee

The following table shows the percentage increases between 1955 and the latest available year (1967) in full-time and part-time enrolments as given in the U.N.E.S.C.O. Statistical Year Book for 1969. First and second level figures include all years of compulsory education:

First and second level Third level
Sweden … 14 334
Denmark … 6 226
Norway … 27 304
Switzerland … 19 125
United States … 21 159
United Kingdom … 15 210

The education systems of the various countries have salient differences which can affect the comparability of these figures. Care must be exercised in any use made of them.