asked the Minister for Education the percentage of education spending by the Irish Exchequer and not EC funds on those over 15 years old; and the percentage of the total population in education, including third level, which they comprise.
Written Answers. - State Expenditure on Education.
296.
The accounts of the Department are not kept in a form which distinguishes spending on those who are over 15 years of age from the total spending on education. Students aged over 15 years comprise 18.9 per cent of the total students numbers including third level.
297.
asked the Minister for Education the percentage of total State expenditure on education in the years 1975, 1980, 1985 and 1987 and the estimated amount for 1988; and the increase which there has been in numbers in the education system at each level for each of these years.
The following table shows the percentage of total state expenditure spent on education in the years 1975, 1980, 1985, 1987 and the estimated amount for 1988:
|
Year |
% |
|
1975 |
17.7 |
|
1980 |
16.1 |
|
1985 |
16.7 |
|
1987 (provisional) |
17.7 |
|
1988 (estimated) |
17.6 |
The numbers in the education system at each level for each of these years is as follows:
|
School Year |
First Level |
Second Level |
Third Level |
Total |
|
1975/76 |
550,078 |
270,956 |
33,148 |
854,182 |
|
1980/81 |
568,364 |
300,601 |
41,928 |
910,893 |
|
1985/86 |
576,576 |
338,207 |
55,088 |
968,871 |
|
1986/87 |
576,006 |
341,477 |
56,504 |
973,987 |
Data for school year 1987/88 are not yet available.
298.
asked the Minister for Education the per capita spending on education for the years 1975, 1980, 1985, 1987 and the estimated amount for 1988.
The estimated comparative amounts of State expenditure (excluding capital expenditure) on education for the years 1975, 1980, 1985, 1987 and 1988, on a per capita basis, are as follows:
|
1975 |
1980 |
1985 |
1987 |
1988 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Primary |
152 |
339 |
624 |
755 |
722 |
|
Post-Primary |
309 |
651 |
1,061 |
1,239 |
1,247 |
|
Third-Level |
961 |
1,694 |
2,709 |
3,224 |
3,210 |