John Bruton
Question:400 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education the ratio of school children in the 5-17 age group to adult population in Ireland; and the way in which this compares with other countries for which figures are available.
Vol. 394 No. 8
400 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education the ratio of school children in the 5-17 age group to adult population in Ireland; and the way in which this compares with other countries for which figures are available.
The information required by the Deputy is given in tabular form as follows:
Country |
Reference Date |
Ratio of School Children in the 5-17 age group to the Adult Population* |
Ratio of Population aged 5-17 to the Adult Population* |
Austria |
June, 1987 |
N/A |
0.21 |
Belgium |
January, 1986 |
0.21 |
0.22 |
Denmark |
January, 1988 |
0.21 |
0.21 |
France |
January, 1988 |
0.23 |
0.25 |
Fed. Rep. Germany |
December, 1986 |
0.16 |
0.18 |
Greece |
January, 1987 |
0.23 |
0.25 |
Iceland |
January, 1988 |
N/A |
0.32 |
Ireland |
April, 1987 |
0.37 |
0.39 |
Italy |
January, 1987 |
N/A |
0.24 |
Luxembourg |
January, 1987 |
N/A |
0.19 |
Malta |
December, 1987 |
N/A |
0.28 |
The Netherlands |
January, 1987 |
0.23 |
0.23 |
Norway |
January, 1987 |
0.23 |
0.24 |
Portugal |
December, 1986 |
N/A |
0.27 |
Spain |
July, 1988 |
0.25 |
0.28 |
Sweden |
December, 1987 |
0.20 |
0.20 |
Switzerland |
January, 1988 |
0.17 |
0.20 |
Turkey |
October, 1987 |
0.44 |
0.51 |
United Kingdom |
June, 1986 |
0.20 |
0.23 |