§ Ms. QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students have taken German, French, and Spanish at A-level standard over the last three academic years; and what was the success rate in each year, showing the figures by region and in percentage and numerical terms.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe information is as follows. The figures relate to the numbers of pupils attempting A-level examinations, and the proportion who passed.
studies at A-level standard over the last three academic 221W years; and what was the success rate in each year, showing all figures by standard planning region and in percentage and numerical terms.
Table 1 Numbers of school leavers attempting A-level examinations Thousands English Physics Chemistry 1985 1986 1987 1985 1986 1987 1985 1986 1987 Regions: North 2.6 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.0 Yorkshire and Humberside 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.4 North West 5.5 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.3 4.6 4.7 5.1 4.8 East Midlands 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.5 West Midlands 4.6 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 East Anglia 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.9 Greater London 5.8 5.2 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.0 Other South East 11.5 11.2 11.8 11.0 9.2 9.2 9.1 8.4 7.5 South West 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.0 England1 42.9 39.7 41.1 39.1 37.1 34.5 35.6 35.0 32.0 1 Figures for England may not match the sum of those for the constituent regions owing to rounding.
Thousands Mathematics Biology Computer science 1985 1986 1987 1985 1986 1987 1985 1986 1987 Regions: North 3.4 3.0 3.2 2.1 1.8 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 Yorkshire and Humberside 5.8 5.7 5.2 3.2 2.7 3.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 North West 7.7 8.0 7.3 3.5 4.1 4.0 0.7 0.8 0.5 East Midlands 5.1 4.6 4.4 2.3 2.6 2.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 West Midlands 6.0 5.6 5.9 3.2 3.3 3.2 0.5 0.6 0.4 East Anglia 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 Greater London 8.5 8.6 7.5 4.2 3.2 3.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 Other South East 18.0 17.6 17.6 7.8 7.2 6.9 1.3 1.4 1.2 South West 5.7 5.6 5.6 3.0 2.9 3.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 England1 62.5 60.8 58.7 30.4 28.9 28.2 5.0 5.3 4.3 1 Figures for England may not match the sum of those for the constituent regions owing to rounding.
Table 2 Numbers of school leavers obtaining an A-level pass expressed as a percentage of those who attempted the examination Percentages English Physics Chemistry 1985 1986 1987 1985 1986 1987 1985 1986 1987 Regions: North 77.4 77.1 77.7 75.7 76.3 77.1 83.5 81.0 78.9 Yorkshire and Humberside 71.4 75.7 71.8 76.9 79.7 73.5 79.6 78.5 80.9 North West 77.3 78.3 79.2 78.6 77.6 72.7 82.1 81.1 79.8 East Midlands 79.8 80.7 79.4 78.8 78.1 80.4 83.5 78.5 77.5 West Midlands 75.9 81.3 77.4 76.4 75.1 75.5 80.1 76.9 76.0 East Anglia 84.2 84.2 88.3 81.6 85.6 75.5 75.9 81.7 87.4 Greater London 81.1 82.4 83.6 79.9 75.3 77.6 78.9 75.6 83.3 Other South East 83.1 81.7 84.8 81.7 79.0 81.1 80.4 78.7 85.6 South West 83.6 82.5 86.2 76.3 79.7 79.0 78.9 84.9 82.9 England 79.8 80.7 81.5 79.0 78.0 77.5 80.4 79.2 81.5
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Numbers of school leavers obtaining an A-level pass expressed as a percentage of those who attempted the examination Percentages Mathematics Biology Computer science 1985 1986 1987 1985 1986 1987 1985 1986 1987 Regions North 77.2 77.7 78.1 70.3 73.3 82.3 67.2 85.2 86.3 Yorkshire and Humberside 72.9 74.6 74.6 70.1 73.0 76.2 71.1 76.7 66.5 North West 76.4 74.1 71.6 81.3 72.7 77.5 80.2 66.3 84.6 East Midlands 76.1 72.3 74.5 77.8 71.5 74.4 93.6 59.8 79.0 West Midlands 75.1 74.8 75.2 75.3 73.2 77.6 85.7 68.1 57.1 East Anglia 75.0 78.8 75.6 75.3 81.3 85.8 73.5 87.1 84.7 Greater London 75.4 76.6 74.5 79.0 76.4 76.2 87.2 66.5 73.4 Other South East 81.2 78.6 79.5 78.7 78.0 77.6 80.7 84.3 83.0 South West 75.6 81.4 74.0 78.0 72.4 76.6 79.4 75.0 83.1 England 77.1 76.8 75.9 76.9 74.8 77.5 79.7 74.8 77.3
§ Mrs. RumboldThe information is as follows. The figures relate to the numbers of pupils attempting A-level examinations, and the proportion who passed.