§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils there are in Scotland at present in both primary and secondary sectors; and how these figures are expected to change over the next decade.
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§ Mr. RifkindThe provisional numbers of pupils in education authority primary and secondary schools at September 1988 were 432,500 and 311,900 respectively. The most recent projections of pupil numbers are based on actual pupil numbers at September 1987 and are set out in the table.
Primary Secondary 1989 436,700 296,800 1990 439,000 289,800 1991 438,500 289,200 1992 439,400 291,900 1993 443,400 296,700 1994 451,100 299,600 1995 459,900 300,300 1996 468,700 299,400 1997 476,500 298,300 1998 483,900 298,200