§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of non-mature student entrants to universities in each of the past 10 years have been female; and what proportion of those female entrants were educated at fee-paying schools, grammar schools and comprehensives, respectively.
§ Sir Keith JosephThe available information is as follows:
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Numbers Great Britain Percentage of entrants to university aged under 21 who were women 1973–74 36 1974–75 37 1975–76 37 1976–77 37 1977–78 38 1978–79 38 1979–80 40 1980–81 40 1981–82 41 1982–83 41 England Girls leaving school intending to take up full-time degree courses at university—percentages* from grammar schools 1973–74 43 1974–75 36 1975–76 31 1976–77 26 1977–78 21 1978–79 20 1979–80 14 1980–81 14 1981–82 11 1982–83 11 Other Maintained Schools 1973–74 28 1974–75 36 1975–76 41 1976–77 47 1977–78 53 1978–79 55
Numbers 1979–80 62 1980–81 61 1981–82 63 1982–83 60 Independent 1973–74 29 1974–75 28 1975–76 28 1976–77 26 1977–78 27 1978–79 25 1979–80 25 1980–81 25 1981–82 27 1982–83 29 * Owing to rounding, some of the percentages do not add up to 100. The falling share attributable to the grammar schools reflects a similar fall in the share of all pupils.