The numbers of schools closed by year, phase of education and urban/rural indicator are tabled as follows
Primary1 Secondary1 Urban/rural indicator Urban/rural indicator Rural Urban Primary total Urban Rural Secondary total Grand total 1992 4 1 5 0 0 0 5 1993 2 0 2 1 0 1 3 1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1996 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1998 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2002 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 2003 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2004 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2005 0 4 4 0 0 0 4 2006 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 Grand total 13 12 25 1 0 1 26
Primary1 Secondary1 Urban rural indicator Urban rural indicator Rural Urban Primary total Rural Urban Secondary total Grand total 1992 12 10 22 3 2 5 27 1993 7 8 15 2 3 5 20 1994 1 12 13 0 0 0 13 1995 2 8 10 0 2 2 12 1996 3 2 5 0 0 0 5 1997 6 4 10 0 0 0 10 1998 5 32 37 0 0 0 37 1999 — 19 19 0 0 0 19 2000 4 21 25 0 4 4 29 2001 3 10 13 0 0 0 13 2002 7 7 14 1 3 4 18 2003 4 8 12 — 1 1 13 2004 3 10 13 3 3 6 19 2005 4 32 36 3 3 6 42 2006 12 21 33 0 1 1 34 Grand total 73 204 277 12 22 34 311
Primary1 Secondary1 Urban rural indicator Urban rural indicator Rural Urban Primary total Rural Urban Secondary total Grand total 1992 39 289 328 5 105 110 438 1993 26 233 259 73 58 131 390 1994 49 205 254 5 20 25 279 1995 18 146 164 — 25 25 189 1996 57 168 225 6 22 28 253 1997 17 155 172 0 17 17 189 1998 15 159 174 1 15 16 190 1999 9 188 197 — 32 32 229 2000 16 172 188 4 83 87 275 2001 27 221 248 4 43 47 295 2002 27 199 226 3 33 36 262 2003 20 187 207 1 34 35 242 2004 18 210 228 3 38 41 269 2005 24 222 246 4 22 26 272 2006 36 182 218 2 40 42 260 Grand total 398 2,936 3,334 111 587 698 4,032 1 Phase of education. Source: EduBase
The figures above include schools that closed as a result of the amalgamation or merger of two or more schools; schools that have closed but re-opened as voluntary schools with a religious character; and schools that have closed in local authorities that have moved from a three-tier to a two-tier system.