§ Mr. E. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of school leavers in Wales are entering universities; and how this compares with the United Kingdom.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe latest available statistics refer to the year 1966–67 and to England and Wales only. The proportions are 5.8 per cent. for England, 7.3 per cent. for Wales and 5.9 per cent. for England and Wales together.
§ Mr. E. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of school leavers in Wales are entering full-time further education; and how this compares with the United Kingdom proportion.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe latest available statistics refer to the year 1966–67 and to England and Wales only. The proportions are 19.2 per cent. for England, 24.6 for Wales and 19.5 per cent. for England and Wales together.
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§ Mr. E. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the increase in the proportion of school leavers in Wales entering full-time further education in the last four years; and how this compares with the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsFollowing is the information for the latest available period, confined to England and Wales:
SCHOOL LEAVERS GOING FOR FULL-TIME FURTHER EDUCATION, AS A PERCENTAGE OF ALL LEAVERS 1962–63 1966–67 England … 14.3 19.2 Wales … 16.2 24.6 England and Wales … 14.4 19.5