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.
Written Answers. - School Children/Adult Population Ratio.
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.