§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the pupil-teacher ratio in primary and secondary schools in each region of England for the last five years.
§ Dr. BoysonThe ratios of pupils per qualified teacher within maintained primary and secondary schools in each region of England for the years 1975 to 1979 are given below:
who have gone on to higher levels of education in each of the last five years.
§ Dr. BoysonThe numbers and percentages of all school leavers going on to all full-time further education courses in each of the regions in England and Wales in each of the past five years is as follows:
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SCHOOL LEAVERS GOING TO FULL-TIME FURTHER EDUCATION* Numbers, and as percentage of all school leavers 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 Thousands Per cent. Thousands Per cent. Thousands Per cent. Thousands Per cent. Thousands Per cent. North 7.6 15 8.4 17 7.7 15 7.7 15 7.8 15 Yorkshire and Humberside 11.9 17 13.8 19 13.4 18 13.8 18 14.8 19 North-West 18.8 20 20–1 21 21.0 21 22.2 21 23.1 21 East Midlands 9.2 18 10.9 21 11.4 21 11.6 20 12–0 20 West Midlands 13.5 18 15.6 21 17.3 23 18.3 22 17.6 21 East Anglia 4.5 20 5.5 24 5.7 24 5.5 22 5.9 23 Greater London 16.7 19 15.8 18 16.7 18 18.8 19 18.9 19 Other South-East 31.1 24 34.4 25 36.0 26 37.7 26 39.3 25 South-West 14.0 25 15.5 27 17.2 29 17.4 28 17.6 27 England 127.5 20 140.0 21 146.2 22 153.2 22 156.9 22 Wales 8.1 20 9.4 23 9.7 24 10.2 24 9.8 22 England and Wales 135.6 20 149.4 22 155.9 22 163.4 22 166.8 22 * School leavers going on to non-advanced further education are included.