HC Deb 12 June 1986 vol 99 c243W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the percentage of school leavers in Wales obtaining one or more A-levels, five or more higher grade

Percentage of school leavers with:
Academic Year 1 or more 'A' level pass 5 or more higher grade passes at 'O' level or CSE* No graded results at 'O' level or CSE†
1964–65 12.1 23.5 64.7
1965–66 13.8 24.7 63.3
1966–67 15.4 25.2 62.1
1967–68 15.6 25.1 60.8
1968–69 15.8 25.6 59.4
1969–70 15.3 26.0 51.3
1970–71 16.4 25.8 50.0
1971–72 15.3 26.2 49.0
1972–73‡ — — —
1973–74 14.5 24.5 31.6
1974–75 14.2 23.7 30.5
1975–76 15.2 24.7 26.5
1976–77 15.2 23.5 26.7
1977.78 14.2 23.2 27.6
1978–79 14.6 23.9 23.8
1979–80 14.9 23.8 25.1
1980–81 16.0 24.4 21.0
1981–82 16.0 25.7 18.9
1982–83 16.5 26.9 17.9
1983–84 16.1 25.6 17.7
1984–85║, 16.3 26.4 16.8
* From 1974–75 O-level grade A-C, CSE grade 1. Prior to 1974–75 O-level examinations were graded pass or fail.
† From 1969–70 no graded results at O-level or CSE. Prior to 1969–70 data included lower grade CSE passes.
‡ The raising of the school leaving age affected the total number of school leavers which was unusually low in 1972–73. Percentages are therefore unrepresentative.
║ Provisional.

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