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Mr. Nicholas Winterton
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has
| Total educational expenditure as percentage of gross national product | |||||||||||
| Country | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
| (with population of over 50 million) | |||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 5·2 | 5·3 | 5·6 | 5·6 | 6·2 | 6·3 | 6·0 | 5·5 | 5·4 | 5·2 | 5·5 |
| France | 4·9 | 3·5 | 5·0 | 5·3 | — | 5·3 | 5·5 | 5·5 | 5·3 | — | — |
| Germany F.R 3·7 | 4·5 | 4·0 | 4·1 | 4·5 | 5·1 | 4·8 | 4·7 | 4·7 | 4·6 | — | |
| Italy | 4·0 | 4·8 | 5·2 | 5·4 | 5·2 | 4·5 | 4·7 | — | 4·6 | — | — |
| (with population of under 15 million) | |||||||||||
| Belgium | — | — | — | 5·1 | — | 6·2 | 6·2 | 6·5 | 6·0 | — | — |
| Denmark | 6·8 | 7·6 | 7·0 | 7·4 | 7·5 | 7·8 | — | 6·7 | 6·9 | — | — |
| Greece | 2·0 | 1·8 | — | 1·5 | 1·8 | 2·0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ireland | 5·0 | 5·0 | 5·2 | 5·3 | 5·4 | 6·3 | 6·1 | 6·2 | 6·3 | — | — |
| Luxembourg | 4·1 | 5·3 | 5·0 | 5·2 | — | 5·0 | 5·3 | 5·2 | 6·1 | — | — |
| Netherlands | 7·7 | 7·9 | 7·8 | 7·9 | 8·2 | 8·6 | 8·5 | 8·4 | 8·5 | — | — |