§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the numbers and 22W age-group proportions of boys and girls, respectively, who left school at 15 years of age during each of the years 1957–58.
§ Mr. NobleThe information asked for by the hon. Member is given in the following table:
SCHOOL LEAVERS Year Estimated number of children in age-group Number of pupils leaving on attaining school leaving age Number of pupils leaving on attaining school leaving age as a percentage of the number in the age-group per cent. BOYS 1957–58 38,700 25,941 67.0 1958–59 40,300 25,635 63.6 1959–60 40,500 25,839 63.8 1960–61 37,100 23,557 63.4 1961–62 45,200 30,223 66.9 GIRLS 1957–58 37,600 25,178 67.0 1958–59 39,000 25,230 64.7 1959–60 39,000 25,642 65.7 1960–61 35,600 22,812 64.1 1961–62 43,500 30,099 69.2