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Mr. Gorrie
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (i) pupils and (ii) teachers there were in Scottish (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in 1998–99. [76625]
Mrs. Liddell
[holding answer 19 March 1999]: The information requested is set out in the table.
| Provisional numbers of pupils and full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in publicly funded primary and secondary schools in Scotland in 1998–99 | ||
| Primary | Secondary | |
| Pupils | 435,518 | 311,277 |
| FTE teachers | 22,493 | 23,459 |