§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Scotland from information available from international sources, what has been the percentage increase in the number undergoing full-and part-time education in the European Economic Community since 1958–59; and how this compares with the percentage increase during the same period in Scotland.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellA comparison is not readily available in the exact form requested. The following has been derived from the latest figures available in the UNESCO Statistical Year Book for 1970 and shows the percentage increases in full-time and part-time enrolments in the countries of the European Economic Community between 1955 and 1967:
First and Second Level … 24 Third Level … 66 The increases for Scotland over the same period were:
First and Second Level … 8 Third Level … 62 First and Second Level figures include all years of compulsory education. However, the education systems of different countries have salient differences which affect the comparability of all these figures and care must be exercised in any use made of them.