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Mr. Canavan
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the school population for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools, in each of the past 10 years.
Mr. Alexander Fletcher
The total numbers of pupils in primary and secondary schools in Scotland in each of the past 10 sessions were as follows:
Session | Primary Total | Secondary Total |
1969–70 | 639,076 | 324,683 |
1970–71 | 644,211 | 335,327 |
1971–72 | 650,426 | 345,229 |
1972–73 | 651,977 | 359,401 |
1973–74 | 650,944 | 393,242 |
1974–75 | 642,762 | 415,900 |
1975–76 | 635,857 | 420,510 |
1976–77 | 625,612 | 425,283 |
1977–78 | 607,960 | 428,787 |
1978–79 | 581,904 | 431,483 |