§ Mr. Peter Morrisonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of school leavers left school with two or more A-levels in the last 10 years.
§ Miss Joan LestorIn England and Wales the proportions were as follows:
Academic year and percentage of school leavers with 2 or more A-level passes 1964–65 … … … 10.2 1965–66 … … … 10.9 1966–67 … … … 11.8 1967–68 … … … 12.2 1968–69 … … … 12.1 1969–70 … … … 12.5 1970–71 … … … 13.2 1971–72 … … … 12.7 1972–73 … … … 19.7M* 1973–74 … … … 12.2 * Due to the raising of the minimum school leaving age on 1st September 1972, a much smaller number of pupils than usual were able to leave school in 1973; the percentage for this year is therefore much higher than it would otherwise have been.