§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, further to his answer of 13 May, Official Report, columns 433–34, whether he will publish in the Official Report an estimate of the numbers of (a) privately educated and (b) publicly educated pupils in each group, together with the UNESCO definitions used in compiling the figures.
§ Mr. DunnThe available estimates are shown in the following table, covering 1st and 2nd levels. Pupils at private schools in France, USA and Japan include those in schools receiving public subsidies. The private sector figure for Germany has been derived by assuming that 4 per cent. of pupils attend private schools. The private sector figures for France, Japan and the USA were taken
Estimated numbers of publicly and privately educated pupils Thousands Year 1st level1 2nd level2 1st and 2nd levels Private Public Private Public Private Public France 1980 670 3,940 1,030 3,990 1,700 7,930 Japan 1982 60 11,770 1,440 8,600 1,500 20,370 United States of America3 1981 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 4,640 37,800 United Kingdom 1983 192 4,133 380 45,187 572 49,321 Federal Republic of Germany5 1982 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 350 8,400 n.a. = Not available. 1 Equates broadly with primary (compulsory) education. 2 Equates broadly with secondary school education and non-advanced further education. 3 Includes special education. 4 Includes full-time equivalent public sector non-advanced further education student numbers. 5 Excludes some 1.8 million students in Dart-time vocational education. Sources:
United Kingdom—Education Statistics for the United Kingdom—1985 edition.
Japan—Statistical Abstract of Education, Science and Culture, 1983 edition.
France—Répères et References Statistiques, 1984 edition.
United States of America—Digest of Education Statistics 1983–84.
Germany—Selected National Education Systems—A description of six countries as an aid to international comparisons, DES.
General—UNESCO Statistical Yearbook, 1985.