§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each year since 1978–79 the percentage of Scottish children attending a nursery school in their pre-school year. [22400]
§ Mr. WilsonThe percentages of the number of pupils aged four attending nursery schools classes as at September in each year are set out in the table:
Education authority nursery schools/classes in Scotland School year Percentage of four-year-olds attending1 1978–79 29.1 1979–80 30.1 1980–81 31.7 1981–82 36.1 1982–83 37.8 1983–84 39.1 1984–95 39.3 1985–96 n/a 1986–87 n/a 1987–88 43.3 1988–89 45.9 1989–90 46.7 1990–91 47.3 1991–92 49.3 1992–93 50.9 1993–94 52.7 1994–95 55.0 1995–96 53.5 1996–97 54.2 1 Based on the relevant mid-year estimate of the 4-year-old population