§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what
1961–62 1964–65 1969–70 1974–75 1974–75 Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Studies Industry (including public utilities, transport, etc.) 4,339 5,401 8,675 7,010 1 Accountancy, banking and insurance 901 966 1,537 2,440 1 Other commerce (including distributive trades) 1,038 1,243 — Universities and further education establishments 398 541 723 695 16 Schools* 1,508 1,336 934 734 6 Public Service (Civil Service, HM Forces, local government and national health services) 1,265 1,573 3,150 5,051 2,396 * In addition the following numbers entered courses of teacher training after graduating in the years shown: 1961–62—3,820; 1964–65—4,352; 1969–70—6,996; 1974–75—7,192. Similar statistics for the known first employment of 1974–75 CNAA graduates from 27 of the 30 polytechnics in England and Wales are: industry—1,687; accountancy, banking and finance—193; other commerce—363; universities and further education establishments—126; schools—35; public service—923. In addition, 566 entered courses of teacher training.
Comparable data for the USA and Western Germany are not available.