§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of school leavers in England, Scotland and Wales left school in 1967 at the age of 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 years, respectively.
§ Miss BaconThe latest available figures refer to the year 1965–66 and are contained in the following table:
PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL LEAVERS IN 1965–66 BY AGE AT LEAVING England Wales Scotland At school leaving age 45.9 45.5 58.7 Others aged 15 9.0 11.1 10.0 16 23.4 17.6 10.2 17 8.5 9.2 11.0 18 and over 13.2 16.6 10.1 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0