§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list staff-student ratios in(a) further education and (b) higher education for the past five years. [37212]
§ Mr. AncramThe Northern Ireland average staff-student ratios in further education colleges for the five years ending 1994–95 are as follows:
- 1990–91: 1: 12.21
- 1991–92: 1: 13.24
- 1992–93: 1: 13.15
- 1993–94: 1: 13.65
- 1994–95: 1: 13.68.
The figures for 1995–96 are not yet available.
The staff-student ratios for higher education are as follows:
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Universities 1:14.5 1:15.6 1:15.7 1:16.4 1 1: 14.4 Colleges of education 1:10.7 1:10.6 1:11.5 1:12.0 1:13.1 1 The ratio for universities in 1994–95 is not comparable with the ratios for earlier years, because of a change in the basis of the count of staff in 1994–95.