§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list(a) the total number of pupils on school rolls and (b) the pupil-teacher ratio for (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in each local authority area in Scotland for each academic year from 1978–79 to 1997–98. [43902]
§ Mr. DewarThe available information for years in which the data were collected is set out in the tables.
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Education authority secondary schools Number of pupils and pupil/teacher ratios by education authority 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Total primary pupils pupil/ teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/ teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/ teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/ teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/ teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/ teacher ratio Scotland 314,223 13.2 315,912 13.1 316,253 12.9 314,779 12.9 311,176 12.8 302,986 12.6 Standard Code for Education Authority Aberdeen City 11,138 12.9 11,074 12.9 11,071 13.0 11,038 12.6 10,844 12.5 10,578 12.0 Aberdeenshire 15,114 13.6 15,231 13.8 15,341 14.0 15,148 13.5 15,031 13.7 14,650 13.4 Angus 7,262 12.8 7,287 13.0 7,208 12.8 7,127 12.6 7,089 12.8 6,925 13.0 Argyll and Bute 5,614 12.6 5,639 12.4 5,730 12.6 5,687 12.5 5,605 12.3 5,511 12.3 Clackmannanshire 2,951 13.4 2,927 13.4 2,944 13.3 2,934 13.3 2,904 13.1 2,979 12.6 Dumfries and Galloway 9,600 12.1 9,584 12.7 9,522 11.9 9,467 12.2 9,400 12.3 9,105 12.0 Dundee City 8,983 13.1 8,978 12.3 8,842 11.8 8,811 11.8 8,649 11.9 8,457 11.9 East Ayrshire 7,926 13.5 7,963 13.5 7,938 13.0 7,868 13.3 7,665 13 7,848 12.6 East Dunbartonshire 8,664 14.1 8,754 13.9 8,794 14.0 8,756 13.9 8,585 13.7 8,442 13.7 East Lothian 4,853 13.5 4,751 13.4 4,745 13.1 4,609 13.2 4,594 13.0 4,498 13.1 East Renfrewshire 6,789 14.0 6,758 14.1 6,687 13.9 6,652 14.0 6,498 13.8 6,261 13.7 Edinburgh, City of 18,714 13.5 18,706 13.4 18,350 12.8 18,209 12.9 18,031 12.7 17,528 12.7 Eilean Siar 2,030 9.3 2,113 9.5 2,145 9.5 2,242 9.8 2,225 9.6 2,249 9.9 Falkirk 8,619 13.4 8,667 13.5 8,701 13.6 8,736 13.7 8,635 13.7 8,409 13.7 Fife 22,938 13.4 23,095 13.4 23,149 13.4 22,699 13.4 22,413 13.5 21,652 13.3 Glasgow City 29,380 13.5 29,222 12.4 29,357 12.3 29,464 12.1 29,274 12.0 28,793 11.7 Highland 14,743 11.8 14,960 11.8 15,253 12.0 15,154 12.2 14,916 12.2 14,446 11.8 Inverclyde 5,906 13.5 5,948 13.6 6,018 13.1 6,032 12.9 6,045 13.0 5,956 12.8 Midlothian 5,368 13.2 5,403 13.6 5,361 13.3 5,357 13.3 5,256 13.2 5,163 12.7 Moray 5,700 12.5 5,664 12.2 5,659 11.8 5,635 12.1 5,511 12.1 5,382 11.5 North Ayrshire 9,155 13.6 9,183 13.4 9,283 13.4 9,331 13.2 9,156 13.3 8,494 13.0 North Lanarkshire 23,057 13.5 23,407 13.4 23,757 13.3 23,948 13.2 23,731 13.2 23,031 13.3 Orkney Islands 1,425 10.5 1,440 10.9 1,459 10.9 1,439 10.7 1,448 10.8 1,412 10.5 Perth and Kinross 7,507 12.6 7,627 12.5 7,497 12.2 7,405 12.1 7,248 12.2 6,998 11.9 Renfrewshire 11,641 13.9 11,824 13.7 11,764 13.3 11,767 13.2 11,673 13.4 11,148 13.0 Scottish Borders 6,494 12.3 6,454 12.1 6,436 12.2 6,296 12.3 6,182 12.5 5,989 12.0 Shetland Islands 1,594 7.6 1,626 8.1 1,681 8.5 1,764 8.6 1,761 9.0 1,757 9.2 South Ayrshire 7,875 13.6 7,994 13.6 7,983 13.4 7,829 13.3 7,801 13.4 7,513 13.2 South Lanarkshire 20,705 13.9 21,200 13.7 21,310 13.7 21,149 13.6 20,931 13.6 20,205 13.6 Stirling 5,598 13.1 5,623 13.3 5,688 13.1 5,615 12.9 5,673 13.0 5,629 13.0 West Dunbartonshire 6,871 14.4 6,813 13.9 6,760 13.3 6,766 13.0 6,642 12.8 6,520 12.9 West Lothian 10,009 13.6 9,997 13.5 9,920 13.0 9,845 13.3 9,760 12.9 9,458 12.6 284W285W
1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Scotland 296,367 12.4 293,501 12.2 298,394 12.4 311,500 12.7 327,012 13.0 Standard Code for Education Authority Aberdeen City 10,522 12.6 10,365 12.6 10,599 12.4 11,313 12.6 11,883 12.8 Aberdeenshire 14,102 13.5 13,693 13.3 13,621 13.4 13,849 13.5 14,044 13.5 Angus 6,865 13.1 6,780 12.7 6,839 12.3 7,164 12.8 7,481 12.9 Argyll and Bute 5,487 12.1 5,379 11.8 5,530 12.3 5,778 13.0 5,974 13.2 Clackmannanshire 3,017 12.4 2,969 11.8 3,073 12.4 3,261 12.7 3,496 13.0 Dumfries and Galloway 8,922 11.7 8,889 11.4 9,015 11.6 9,345 11.5 9,802 12.0 Dundee City 8,393 11.7 8,439 11.5 8,683 11.2 8,901 11.4 9,233 11.4 East Ayrshire 7,826 12.4 7,945 12.1 8,191 12.4 8,742 13.2 9,298 13.5 East Dunbartonshire 8,141 13.4 8,093 13.4 8,188 13.6 8,242 14.2 8,203 14.3 East Lothian 4,303 12.7 4,275 12.7 4,454 12.9 4,672 13.4 4,816 13.4 East Renfrewshire 5,990 13.3 5,825 13.1 5,765 13.3 5,848 13.7 5,931 13.5 Edinburgh, City of 17,290 12.5 17,353 12.1 18,071 12.3 18,921 12.7 19,913 12.8 Eilean Siar 2,303 9.9 2,298 9.9 2,335 9.9 2,397 10.1 2,476 10.2 Falkirk 8,107 13.6 8,017 13.5 8,117 13.6 8,501 13.7 8,865 13.7 Fife 21,247 13.2 21,035 13.0 21,026 12.9 21,727 13.2 22,454 13.4 Glasgow City 28,401 11.2 28,368 11.0 29,016 11.2 31,194 11.2 34,313 11.9 Highland 13,937 11.7 13,572 11.9 13,604 12.0 13,980 11.2 14,304 12.6 Inverclyde 5,780 12.3 5,737 12.3 5,907 12.4 6,207 12.7 6,558 13.1 Midlothian 5,080 12.9 5,004 12.6 5,228 12.8 5,508 13.2 5,775 13.5 Moray 5,364 11.8 5,344 11.6 5,369 11.6 5,669 12.3 5,863 12.9 North Ayrshire 8,221 12.8 8,163 12.7 8,388 12.9 8,870 13.8 9,257 14.1 North Lanarkshire 22,608 13.0 22,385 12.7 22,849 13.0 24,155 13.7 25,673 14.0 Orkney Islands 1,386 10.6 1,329 10.1 1,332 10.3 1,281 10.2 1,338 11.1 Perth and Kinross 6,787 11.8 6,743 11.4 6,750 11.5 6,920 11.3 7,287 11.7 Renfrewshire 10,855 12.5 10,743 12.3 10,963 12.2 11,347 12.4 12,301 13.0 Scottish Borders 5,905 12.2 5,814 11.8 5,846 11.8 5,990 12.1 6,326 12.6 Shetland Islands 1,651 9.2 1,635 9.2 1,623 9.2 1,643 9.5 1,663 9.9
1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio South Ayrshire 7,283 13 7,223 12.8 7,236 13.2 7,392 13.6 7,627 13.6 South Lanarkshire 19,548 13.3 19,182 13.1 19,412 13.3 20,257 13.9 21,296 14.2 Stirling 5,575 12.9 5,551 12.9 5,627 13.1 5,879 13.4 6,018 13.4 West Dunbartonshire 6,053 12.5 5,977 12.1 6,129 12.2 6,516 13.0 6,861 13.0 West Lothian 9,418 12.2 9,356 12.0 9,608 12.2 10,031 12.4 10,683 12.8
1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Scotland 344,369 13.2 360,645 13.5 376,071 13.7 390,368 14.0 399,075 14.3 Borders 6,684 13.3 6,907 13.3 7,140 14 7,417 14.0 7,501 14.4 Central 19,300 13.8 20,120 13.8 20,866 14 21,479 14.3 21,910 14.3 Dumfries/Galloway 10,204 12.9 10,747 13.1 11,181 13 11,569 13.4 11,814 14.0 Fife 23,606 13.6 24,371 14.0 25,208 14 26,194 14.4 26,665 14.7 Grampian 33,247 13.5 34,216 13.6 34,635 14 35,366 13.8 34,866 13.8 Highland 14,853 12.7 15,183 12.9 15,629 13 15,958 13.6 16,021 13.7 Lothian 43,328 13.0 45,415 13.4 47,685 14 48,981 13.8 50,240 13.7 Strathclyde 162,258 13.5 171,505 13.7 180,499 14 189,219 14.3 195,428 14.7 Tayside 25,221 12.5 26,388 12.9 27,293 13 28,131 13.5 28,667 13.8 Orkney 1,376 11.7 1,414 11.7 1,443 12 1,464 12.0 1,496 12.5 Shetland 1,709 10.0 1,740 10.5 1,760 11 1,797 11.5 1,715 11.5 Western Isles 2,583 10.4 2,639 10.7 2,732 11 2,793 11.3 2,752 11.6
1981 1980 1979 1978 Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Scotland 404,575 14.4 407,844 14.4 410,242 14.4 410,378 14.6 Borders 7,423 14.1 7,411 14.2 7,351 14.2 7,203 14.1 Central 22,209 14.4 22,283 14.4 22,236 14.2 21,955 14.5 Dumfries/Galloway 11,838 14.1 11,611 14.3 11,403 14.2 11,234 14.2 Fife 26,847 14.9 26,792 14.7 26,624 14.7 26,622 14.6 Grampian 34,603 13.8 34,444 13.4 34,471 13.4 34,183 13.6 Highland 16,119 13.7 16,128 13.9 16,113 14.0 15,981 14.5 Lothian 51,515 13.4 52,316 13.3 52,720 13.5 52,949 13.9 Strathclyde 198,957 15.0 201,712 15.0 203,995 15.0 204,974 15.1 Tayside 29,064 13.9 29,248 14.0 29,666 14.0 29,720 14.0 Orkney 1,521 12.9 1,541 13.2 1,496 13.0 1,506 12.8 Shetland 1,702 12.5 1,631 12.5 1,618 13.2 1,547 12.9 Westerm Isles 2,777 12.2 2,727 12.4 2,549 12.1 2,504 12.3 286W287W
Education authority primary schools Number of pupils and pupil/teacher ratios by education authority 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Scotland 440,089 19.9 441,215 19.6 440,112 19.5 437,964 19.5 438,345 19.5 438,914 19.3 Standard Code for Education Authority Aberdeen City 15,921 20.0 16,069 19.9 15,892 19.7 15,688 20.2 15,729 20.2 15,598 20.0 Aberdeenshire 21,526 19.1 21,500 18.6 21,444 18.7 21,382 18.7 21,218 18.6 21,191 18.3 Angus 9,381 19.1 9,433 19.0 9,446 18.5 9,468 18.7 9,476 19.7 9,389 20.1 Argyll and Bute 7,792 17.5 7,809 17.3 7,780 17.3 7,734 17.5 7,754 17.4 7,756 16.7 Clackmannanshire 4,542 21.0 4,498 21.2 4,402 21.0 4,377 20.6 4,437 20.1 4,406 20.2 Dumfries and Galloway 12,944 19.1 12,880 18.9 12,977 18.8 12,820 18.6 12,882 18.6 12,936 18.6 Dundee City 12,360 19.0 12,573 18.0 12,697 18.8 12,824 19.2 12,794 19.8 12,962 20.3 East Ayrshire 11,449 21.3 11,487 21.0 11,428 20.8 11,425 20.6 11,400 20.5 11,371 20.0 East Dunbartonshire 10,653 22.2 10,505 22.2 10,374 22.2 10,271 22.1 10,168 21.5 10,184 21.6 East Lothian 7,942 19.9 7,765 20.6 7,494 20.0 7,229 19.9 7,078 20.4 6,671 19.6 East Renfrewshire 8,596 22.4 8,560 22.3 8,475 22.4 8,424 23.1 8,271 22.3 8,072 22.4 Edinburgh, City of 30,590 20.5 30,642 20.7 30,288 20.4 29,479 19.8 29,148 20.2 28,510 20.2
Education authority primary schools Number of pupils and pupil/teacher ratios by education authority 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Eilean Siar 2,556 13.0 2,588 13.0 2,619 13.3 2,684 13.4 2,641 14.2 2,633 13.8 Falkirk 12,334 21.0 12,287 21.3 12,219 21.8 12,078 21.4 12,219 21.2 12,306 20.9 Fife 30,870 19.0 31,070 19.1 31,145 19.0 30,965 19.3 31,082 19.3 31,140 19.3 Glasgow City 48,980 20.1 49,993 19.2 50,398 19.0 51,019 18.8 51,422 18.8 51,788 18.6 Highland 19,149 17.8 19,194 17.3 19,111 17.3 19,001 17.1 19,152 17.4 19,369 17.0 Inverclyde 7,826 21.5 7,945 21.4 8,004 20.8 8,071 21.0 8,038 20.6 8,130 20.3 Midlothian 7,433 19.7 7,393 19.9 7,281 19.8 7,164 19.7 7,215 19.4 7,110 19.4 Moray 8,078 19.3 8,036 18.9 7,970 18.7 7,936 18.4 7,848 18.5 7,777 18.3 North Ayrshire 12,614 21.2 12,627 21.1 12,631 21.0 12,644 20.8 12,809 20.6 12,931 20.0 North Lanarkshire 29,831 20.3 29,990 20.2 29,942 20.2 29,984 20.3 30,187 20.4 30,752 20.0 Orkney Islands 1,846 14.9 1,848 15.1 1,879 15.1 1,841 14.7 1,821 14.8 1,832 14.5 Perth and Kinross 10,776 18.9 10,668 18.7 10,554 18.2 10,554 18.4 10,414 18.8 10,307 18.6 Renfrewshire 15,796 22.1 15,693 22.0 15,784 21.7 15,594 21.9 15,542 21.6 15,539 21.4 Scottish Borders 8,969 18.5 8,963 18.5 8,838 18.5 8,610 18.3 8,613 18.4 8,551 18.0 Shetland Islands 8,335 12.7 2,304 12.6 2,286 12.8 2,231 12.7 2,206 12.4 2,189 12.3 South Ayrshire 9,490 21.1 9,530 21.0 9,611 20.5 90,598 20.6 9,562 20.4 9,711 20.0 South Lanarkshire 26,846 20.9 26,922 20.7 27,026 20.7 27,057 20.6 27,236 20.7 27,487 20.4 Stirling 6,851 19.7 6,697 19.6 6,613 19.9 6,599 19.8 6,537 19.2 6,616 18.6 West Dunbartonshire 8,890 20.9 9,016 20.3 9,065 20.5 9,159 20.2 9,373 20.1 9,431 20.2 West Lothian 14,923 20.4 14,730 20.4 14,439 19.9 14,134 19.7 14,073 19.5 14,069 19.4 288W289W
1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Scotland 440,752 19.5 440,534 19.5 437,018 19.7 432,707 20.3 430,865 20.4 Standard Code for Education Authority Aberdeen City 15,484 20.0 15,299 20.2 15,029 19.9 14,922 20.0 14,907 20.2 Aberdeenshire 21,062 18.4 21,019 18.8 20,852 18.6 20,550 18.6 20,528 18.8 Angus 9,353 19.7 9,288 19.4 9,075 19.5 9,108 19.8 9,023 19.6 Argyll and Bute 8,116 17.5 8,280 17.4 8,233 17.7 8,201 19.6 8,224 19.8 Clackmannanshire 4,374 20.9 4,379 20.0 4,379 19.9 4,276 20.3 4,304 20.5 Dumfries and Galloway 12,772 18.5 12,848 18.6 12,733 19.2 12,405 19.3 12,302 19.1 Dundee City 12,923 20.4 12,807 20.4 12,584 20.4 12,391 20.4 12,382 20.2 East Ayrshire 11,365 20.3 11,225 20.1 11,196 20.3 11,043 21.3 10,976 21.6 East Dunbartonshire 10,383 21.7 10,511 22.0 10,503 21.9 10,533 23.1 10,554 23.1 East Lothian 6,814 19.6 6,802 19.1 6,682 20.1 6,468 19.8 6,477 20.0 East Renfrewshire 8,096 21.8 7,973 22.0 7,918 21.9 7,779 22.9 7,484 23.0 Edinburgh, City of 28,172 20.3 27,851 19.9 27,300 20.2 26,940 20.3 26,767 20.3 Eilean Siar 2,648 14.0 2,756 14.6 2,799 15.0 2,796 15.4 2,928 15.6 Falkirk 12,394 21.2 12,546 21.1 12,474 20.9 12,499 20.9 12,383 21.0 Fife 31,188 19.3 31,208 19.3 30,908 19.6 30,555 20.0 30,554 20.3 Glasgow City 51,901 18.7 51,440 18.6 50,723 19.2 50,219 20.7 49,673 20.5 Highland 19,653 17.4 19,549 17.6 19,527 18.2 19,331 18.6 19,278 18.5 Inverclyde 8,262 20.2 8,332 20.1 8,308 20.3 8,285 21.7 8,314 21.8 Midlothian 7,154 19.5 7,204 19.3 7,247 19.6 7,214 19.9 7,262 19.9 Moray 7,857 18.7 7,580 18.7 7,493 19.1 7,513 18.8 7,606 19.0 North Ayrshire 13,150 20.7 13,220 20.3 13,213 20.9 13,013 21.5 12,974 21.8 North Lanarkshire 31,482 20.2 31,909 20.6 31,936 20.7 31,742 21.5 31,727 21.7 Orkney Islands 1,801 14.1 1,787 14.4 1,783 15.4 1,827 16.3 1,787 15.9 Perth and Kinross 10,191 18.5 10,217 18.5 10,110 18.1 9,876 18.8 9,703 18.6 Renfrewshire 15,628 21.3 15,588 21.2 15,451 21.0 15,389 22.4 15,331 22.2 Scottish Borders 6,520 18.2 8,525 18.1 8,411 18.1 8,327 18.1 8,164 18.6 Shetland Islands 2,244 12.7 2,230 12.8 2,257 12.9 2,338 13.6 2,370 13.7 South Ayrshire 9,748 20.4 9,726 20.0 9,684 20.5 9,577 21.6 9,491 21.5 South Lanarkshire 27,977 20.4 28,254 20.4 28,198 20.9 27,788 21.8 27,646 22.0 Stirling 6,604 18.8 6,727 19.3 6,775 19.3 6,692 19.7 6,775 19.6 West Dunbartonshire 9,506 20.4 9,415 20.5 9,265 20.6 9,144 21.4 9,114 21.5 West Lothian 14,130 19.7 14,041 19.3 13,972 19.5 13,966 19.6 13,857 19.7
1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils Pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Scotland 433,459 20.4 435,454 20.4 437,538 20.4 448,009 20.3 467,971 20.4 Borders 8,213 18.2 8,246 17.7 8,219 18.2 8,353 17.9 8,686 18.2 Central 23,754 20.4 24,158 19.3 24,287 18.9 24,897 18.7 25,850 18.6 Dumfries/Galloway 12,321 19.1 12,313 19.3 12,285 19.1 12,480 19.1 12,799 19.4 Fife 30,602 20.2 31,105 20.2 31,005 20.1 31,388 19.9 32,257 20.4 Grampian 42,941 19.4 43,156 19.3 43,274 19.4 43,827 18.8 45,767 19.0 Highland 19,394 18.8 19,290 18.7 19,168 18.8 19,460 18.9 19,822 19.0 Lothian 54,386 20.1 54,964 20.2 55,745 20.1 58,327 19.9 61,461 19.8 Strathclyde 203,337 21.6 203,521 21.6 204,311 21.6 208,934 21.6 219,231 21.6 Tayside 31,298 20.0 31,335 20.2 31,871 20.3 32,757 20.5 34,278 20.6 Orkney 1,826 15.8 1,825 15.9 1,866 16.0 1,910 16.7 1,910 17.2 Shetland 2,387 13.7 2,386 14.4 2,388 14.0 2,478 14.4 2,564 14.3 Western Isles 3,000 16.8 3,155 17.3 3,119 16.7 3,198 16.2 3,346 16.4
1981 1980 1979 1978 Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Total primary pupils pupil/teacher ratio Scotland 492,645 20.3 518,492 20.3 545,161 20.3 569,124 21.4 Borders 9,156 18.2 9,643 18.4 10,135 18.3 10,460 19.1 Central 27,258 19.1 28,559 19.5 29,737 19.7 30,843 20.0 Dumfries/Galloway 13,457 19.2 14,223 19.1 15,069 19.2 15,831 20.2 Fife 33,733 20.6 35,103 20.7 36,766 21.0 37,715 21.7 Grampian 47,128 18.9 48,352 18.9 49,831 19.0 50,852 19.7 Highland 20,568 19.1 21,275 19.1 22,000 19.1 22,673 19.7 Lothian 64,688 18.6 68,112 18.5 71,816 18.9 74,798 19.7 Strathclyde 232,691 21.6 247,143 21.6 261,721 21.4 276,110 22.9 Tayside 35,164 20.6 37,925 20.8 39,694 20.3 41,408 21.1 Orkney 1,886 16.9 1,923 17.2 2,000 17.3 2,026 18.0 Shetland 2,681 15.0 2,705 15.7 2,711 16.8 2,646 17.3 Western Isles 3,435 16.7 3,529 16.5 3,681 17.1 3,762 17.7