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Question reference: S6W-17100

Date lodged: 25 April 2023
Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 25 May 2023

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the real terms spending, based on current prices, was on Scottish schools, in each year since 2007.

Answer

Table 1 provides real terms expenditure based on 2021-22 prices for Scottish schools in each year since 2007. Real terms expenditure is broken down by primary, secondary, and special education.

Table 1: Real terms expenditure, 2007-08 to 2021-22 (£000)

Financial ‎ Year	Primary ‎ Education	Secondary ‎ Education	Special ‎ Education	School Education
2007-08	2,291,312	2,570,000	641,962	5,503,273
2008-09	2,266,389	2,550,632	645,280	5,462,301
2009-10	2,238,327	2,469,714	656,351	5,364,393
2010-11	2,247,021	2,441,262	648,359	5,336,642
2011-12	2,185,497	2,330,489	619,960	5,135,945
2012-13	2,157,200	2,309,964	605,403	5,072,566
2013-14	2,143,300	2,257,681	607,647	5,008,629
2014-15	2,137,097	2,225,583	614,385	4,977,065
2015-16	2,178,851	2,226,211	628,597	5,033,659
2016-17	2,210,760	2,213,670	618,241	5,042,671
2017-18	2,277,852	2,210,339	622,918	5,111,109
2018-19	2,356,577	2,304,687	645,383	5,306,647
2019-20	2,434,207	2,395,751	678,111	5,508,069
2020-21	2,395,511	2,358,155	667,672	5,421,337
2021-22	2,553,716	2,503,212	704,929	5,761,857

Figures are adjusted to exclude inter-authority transfers. Inflation adjustments are based on HM Treasury’s 31 March 2023 GDP Deflator outturn data.

Sources:

1. Local Financial Returns – Education (LFR 01) statistical return provided by local authorities to the Scottish Government: Local government finance statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

2. GDP deflators at market prices: GDP deflators at market prices, and money GDP - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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