HC Deb 17 May 1977 vol 932 c132W
Dr. Hampson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish the 20 most popular A-level subjects sat in 1975 with the numbers taking each.

Miss Margaret Jackson

The 20 subjects which attracted most candidates in the 1975 GCE A- level examinations are listed below in order of magnitude:

Subject Number of Entries
1. English 63,508
2. Physics 41,881
3. Pure and Applied Mathematics 37,332
4. History 36,290
5. Geography 35,427
6. Chemistry 33,637
7. Economics 30,801
8. Biology 30,701
9. French 24,421
10. Art 23,323
11. General Studies 22,872
12. Pure Mathematics 17,257
13. British Constitution 15,289
14. Sociology 12,547
15. Applied Mathematics 11,947
16. Religious Knowledge 5,607
17. Domestic Study 5,359
18. English Economic History 4,328
19. Music 3,940
20. Technical Drawing 3,291