Written Question · S4W-29691 · Session 4
What the average expenditure per (a) pre-school education, (b) primary school, (c) secondary school, (d) college and (e) university place h…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what the average expenditure per (a) pre-school education, (b) primary school, (c) secondary school, (d) college and (e) university place has been in each year since 2007-08 in (i) cash and (ii) real terms.
The answer
The following table provides information on average gross revenue expenditure in Scotland per pre-school registration, primary pupil and secondary pupil along with information on teaching allocations per college and university place.
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Pre-school
£2,974
£3,022
break in series
£2,943
£3,456
£3,193
£3,194
£3,102
£3,419
Primary
£4,651
£4,833
break in series
£4,875
£5,001
£4,935
£4,899
£4,871
£4,814
Secondary
£6,344
£6,665
break in series
£6,524
£6,598
£6,297
£6,397
£6,711
£6,790
College
£3,502
£3,695
£3,740
£3,803
£3,601
£3,496
£3,317
£3,317
University (HEI)
£5,073
£5,182
£5,209
£5,219
£5,115
£5,379
£5,514
£5,620
The following table provides the same information in 2014-15 prices:
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Pre-school
£3,449
£3,415
break in series
£3,249
£3,704
£3,370
£3,310
£3,149
£3,419
Primary
£5,395
£5,461
break in series
£5,382
£5,359
£5,208
£5,077
£4,944
£4,814
Secondary
£7,359
£7,531
break in series
£7,202
£7,071
£6,645
£6,630
£6,812
£6,790
College
£4,062
£4,176
£4,129
£4,076
£3,800
£3,623
£3,367
£3,317
University
£5,884
£5,856
£5,750
£5,593
£5,398
£5,575
£5,598
£5,620
For pre-school education, the estimates are derived by dividing the total expenditure on pre-school education reported by local authorities in the local finance return by the total number of early learning and childcare registrations reported in the Scottish Government early learning and childcare statistics. The data for the latter is collected by census based on registrations in a given week in January in 2008-2010 and September in 2010-13 (January 2010 data was used for 2009-10 and September 2010 data was used for 2010-11).
For primary and secondary education, average gross revenue expenditure per pupil is total gross revenue expenditure reported by local authorities on primary or secondary education, sourced from the local financial return, divided by the number of pupils in that school sector on pupil census date during the September of the relevant year.
For pre-school, primary and secondary education, data from 2007-08 and 2008-09 cannot be directly compared with data for 2009-10 onwards as there was an accounting methodology change.
Data from the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) on college teaching allocations per place is derived by taking funding provided to colleges for core teaching and fee waiver grant, divided by the weighted SUMs (relative costs to a college of delivering different subject) to derive expenditure by full time equivalent (FTE). Expenditure excludes tuition fees not paid by SFC (mainly the Student Awards Agency for Scotland) and student support funding along with funding from European Social Fund.
Data from SFC on University teaching allocations per place is derived by taking the total teaching grant provided by SFC for teaching places, divided by the total FTEs. The expenditure figures do not include funding for student support, SFC’s research and strategic funds or the tuition fees that SAAS pay. The total FTE figures are SFC and Scottish Government funded places and do not include fees only and international places. The rest of UK places were removed from 2012-13 on a phased basis (new students in 2012-13 and each new cohort thereafter over a five year period).
Real terms figures are in 2014-15 prices and are calculating using HM Treasury's GDP deflator series, December 2015.
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Pre-school
£2,974
£3,022
break in series
£2,943
£3,456
£3,193
£3,194
£3,102
£3,419
Primary
£4,651
£4,833
break in series
£4,875
£5,001
£4,935
£4,899
£4,871
£4,814
Secondary
£6,344
£6,665
break in series
£6,524
£6,598
£6,297
£6,397
£6,711
£6,790
College
£3,502
£3,695
£3,740
£3,803
£3,601
£3,496
£3,317
£3,317
University (HEI)
£5,073
£5,182
£5,209
£5,219
£5,115
£5,379
£5,514
£5,620
The following table provides the same information in 2014-15 prices:
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Pre-school
£3,449
£3,415
break in series
£3,249
£3,704
£3,370
£3,310
£3,149
£3,419
Primary
£5,395
£5,461
break in series
£5,382
£5,359
£5,208
£5,077
£4,944
£4,814
Secondary
£7,359
£7,531
break in series
£7,202
£7,071
£6,645
£6,630
£6,812
£6,790
College
£4,062
£4,176
£4,129
£4,076
£3,800
£3,623
£3,367
£3,317
University
£5,884
£5,856
£5,750
£5,593
£5,398
£5,575
£5,598
£5,620
For pre-school education, the estimates are derived by dividing the total expenditure on pre-school education reported by local authorities in the local finance return by the total number of early learning and childcare registrations reported in the Scottish Government early learning and childcare statistics. The data for the latter is collected by census based on registrations in a given week in January in 2008-2010 and September in 2010-13 (January 2010 data was used for 2009-10 and September 2010 data was used for 2010-11).
For primary and secondary education, average gross revenue expenditure per pupil is total gross revenue expenditure reported by local authorities on primary or secondary education, sourced from the local financial return, divided by the number of pupils in that school sector on pupil census date during the September of the relevant year.
For pre-school, primary and secondary education, data from 2007-08 and 2008-09 cannot be directly compared with data for 2009-10 onwards as there was an accounting methodology change.
Data from the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) on college teaching allocations per place is derived by taking funding provided to colleges for core teaching and fee waiver grant, divided by the weighted SUMs (relative costs to a college of delivering different subject) to derive expenditure by full time equivalent (FTE). Expenditure excludes tuition fees not paid by SFC (mainly the Student Awards Agency for Scotland) and student support funding along with funding from European Social Fund.
Data from SFC on University teaching allocations per place is derived by taking the total teaching grant provided by SFC for teaching places, divided by the total FTEs. The expenditure figures do not include funding for student support, SFC’s research and strategic funds or the tuition fees that SAAS pay. The total FTE figures are SFC and Scottish Government funded places and do not include fees only and international places. The rest of UK places were removed from 2012-13 on a phased basis (new students in 2012-13 and each new cohort thereafter over a five year period).
Real terms figures are in 2014-15 prices and are calculating using HM Treasury's GDP deflator series, December 2015.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-29691 by reference.