School Leavers (Hansard, 15 June 1993)

§ Mr. Richards
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number and percentage of school leavers in Wales who have gone on to further and higher education in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement.

§ Sir Wyn Roberts
Participation in further and higher education has increased substantially in recent years. Our policy is to secure even greater participation rates in future years.
The figures requested are as follows:

School leavers entering higher or further education

Academic year Number Percentage

1979–80 10,855 24

1980–81 11,855 27

1981–82 13,040 29

1982–83 13,915 31

1983–84 13,090 30

1984–85 13,820 31

1985–86 13,345 31

1986–87 13,935 32

1987–88 13,590 34

1988–89 13,945 36

1989–90 14,155 40

1990–91 15,600 47

Source:
Statistics of Education in Wales: No. 11 1986
Statistics of Education in Wales: Schools No. 5 1991
Statistics of Education and Training in Wales: Schools No. 1 1993.
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§ Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many nursery school teachers are employed in each of the counties of Wales; and what were the figures for 1973.

§ Sir Wyn Roberts
The number of full-time equivalent nursery school teachers in schools in 1992 is given in the following table, together with statistics for 1976—the earliest year for which comparable figures are available.

January 1976 January 1992

Clwyd 9 5

Dyfed 6 7

Gwent 41 23

Gwynedd 0 0

Mid Glamorgan 51 52

Powys 0 0

South Glamorgan 29 23

West Glamorgan 21 5

Total 157 115

School leavers entering higher or further education
Academic year	Number	Percentage
1979–80	10,855	24
1980–81	11,855	27
1981–82	13,040	29
1982–83	13,915	31
1983–84	13,090	30
1984–85	13,820	31
1985–86	13,345	31
1986–87	13,935	32
1987–88	13,590	34
1988–89	13,945	36
1989–90	14,155	40
1990–91	15,600	47

	January 1976	January 1992
Clwyd	9	5
Dyfed	6	7
Gwent	41	23
Gwynedd	0	0
Mid Glamorgan	51	52
Powys	0	0
South Glamorgan	29	23
West Glamorgan	21	5
Total	157	115