Paul McGrath
Question:207 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for Education the number of primary teachers employed by her Department as at (a) 30 September 1984 (b) 30 September 1986 and (c) 30 September 1990.
Written Answers. - Primary Teachers Numbers.
As the Deputy will be aware, the number of teachers is relevant to the number of pupils.
Number of primary teachers employed on 30 September:
|
Year |
No. of teachers |
No. of pupils in relevant School Year |
Ratio |
|
1984 |
20,808 |
566,289 |
27.21 |
|
1986 |
21,149 |
567,567 |
26.83 |
|
1990 |
20,234 |
543,620(provisional) |
26.86 |
The number of primary teachers currently employed is 20,447, giving a current provisional ratio of 26.58.