Teachers in Scotland, 2006
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Table 7.2: Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded primary schools, 1998-2006 (1)
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Aberdeen City | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 16.4 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 14.0 |
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Aberdeenshire | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 16.8 |
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Angus | 18.5 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 16.4 |
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Argyll & Bute | 17.6 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 15.2 |
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Clackmannanshire | 20.8 | 20.0 | 20.6 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 17.9 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 17.6 | 19.5 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 17.0 |
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Dundee City | 18.8 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 15.2 |
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East Ayrshire | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 19.3 | 18.7 | 18.1 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 22.1 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 20.7 | 20.1 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 18.7 |
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East Lothian | 19.8 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 16.4 |
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East Renfrewshire | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 16.1 |
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Edinburgh City | 20.1 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 18.3 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 16.8 |
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Eilean Siar | 12.6 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 10.1 |
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Falkirk | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 16.1 |
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Fife | 18.5 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 16.4 |
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Glasgow City | 19.8 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 15.6 |
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Highland | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 15.4 |
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Inverclyde | 21.0 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 16.4 |
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Midlothian | 19.0 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 16.8 |
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Moray | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 16.4 | 15.7 |
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North Ayrshire | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 19.9 | 17.9 | 17.0 |
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North Lanarkshire | 20.0 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 17.1 | 16.6 |
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Orkney Islands | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 11.3 |
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Perth & Kinross | 18.7 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 18.9 |
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Renfrewshire | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 17.0 |
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Scottish Borders | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 17.5 |
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Shetland Islands | 12.7 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
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South Ayrshire | 21.0 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 15.9 |
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South Lanarkshire | 20.4 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 16.6 |
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Stirling | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 16.7 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 19.9 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 16.0 |
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West Lothian | 19.8 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 |
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All local authorities | 19.4 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 16.3 |
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Grant aided | 23.1 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 18.5 | 20.4 | 17.1 |
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(1) see background note 11.
National figures here.
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