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Local Authority Expenditure for Education 2009-10: Wales and England Comparison

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The latest statistics on Local Authority Education Expenditure: Wales and England Comparison produced by the Welsh Assembly Government were released on 26 January 2011 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Statistics on Local Authority Education Expenditure include comparison data for Wales and England for the period 2009-10.

The key points from the latest release are:

  • Average spend per pupil on local authority education in Wales in 2009-10 was £5,595.  This compares to £6,200 in England (£6,007 excluding London).
  • Wales spends £604 per pupil less than England (£412 excluding London).
  • Spend per head of population in Wales in 2009-10 was £850.  The spend per head for England was £858 (£836 excluding London).
  • 2009-10 pupil numbers fell by 0.8% for Wales and 1.0% for England compared with the previous year.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 3519
E-mail: stats.finance@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

January 2012 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)

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