§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of school leavers had no academic qualifications at all in the latest year for which figures are available; and what has been the trend in this figure since 1945.
§ Dr. Boyson11.4 per cent. of school leavers in England in 1980–81 had no graded CSE or GCE examination result. This proportion has decreased steadily over the years with particularly large decreases after the introduction of the CSE examinations in 1965 and after the school leaving age was raised in 1973. The proportion of school leavers in England and Wales with no graded
Great Britain: Full-time teaching and research staff paid wholly from general funds 1980–81 Aged Social Studies Per cent. Physical Science Per cent. Engineering Per cent. Biological Sciences Per cent. Under 35 1,888 35 534 14 540 15 412 20 35–39 1,216 22 624 16 567 16 424 21 40–44 862 16 898 23 699 19 416 20 45+ 1,489 27 1,850 47 1,823 50 791 39 Total 5,455 3,906 3,629 2,543