§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the pupil-teacher ratio in(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in Scotland in each year since 1979. [23603]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested, for education authority primary and secondary schools, is given in the table.
The figures for the years 1985 and 1986 are estimates due to industrial action by teachers during those years. The figures for 1994 are provisional.
Pupil-teacher ratios at September Year EA Primary EA Secondary 1979 20.3 14.4 1980 20.3 14.4 1981 20.3 14.4 1982 20.4 14.3 1983 20.3 14.0 1984 20.4 13.7 1985 20.4 13.5 1986 20.4 13.2 1987 20.4 13.0 1988 20.3 12.7 1989 19.7 12.4 1990 19.5 12.2 1991 19.5 12.4 1992 19.3 12.6 1993 19.5 12.8 1994 19.3 12.9