The proportion of expenditure on education identified on page 173 of the Departmental Report 2009, which relates to schools, is as follows:
Financial year Proportion 1997-98 65.0 1998-99 65.4 1999-00 67.6 2000-01 68.6 2001-02 69.8 2002-03 69.9 2003-04 67.9 2004-05 68.1 2005-06 68.0 2006-07 67.8 2007-08 67.3 2008-09 66.9