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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 30 Jan 1990

Vol. 394 No. 8

Written Answers. - School Children/Adult Population Ratio.

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.

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

N/A = Not available at this time
*For the purposes of the reply, the adult population is taken as those aged 18 and over.
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