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Mr. Canavan
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the pupil-teacher ratio for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools, in each of the past 10 years.
Mr. Alexander Fletcher
The following table sets out the information requested for education authority schools:
| Session* | Primary | Secondary |
| 1969–70 | 29·0 | 16·4 |
| 1970–71 | 27·9 | 16·1 |
| 1971–72 | 26·7 | 15·6 |
| 1972–73 | 25·7 | 15·1 |
| 1973–74 | 24·8 | 15·5 |
| 1974–75 | 23·4 | 15·7 |
| 1975–76 | 22·4 | 15·1 |
| 1976–77 | 22·4 | 14·7 |
| 1977–78 | 22·4 | 14·7 |
| 1978–79 | 21·4 | 14·6 |
| * The figures for the sessions up to 1973–74 relate to the position at January, and those for the subsequent sessions to the position at September. The pupil/teacher ratio for session 1979–80 is not yet available. | ||