§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the age participation rate or index for 16 to 19-year-olds in full-time education whether in schools, sixth form colleges, tertiary colleges and non-advanced further education; and what information he has about comparable rates for each member state of the European Community, the United States of America and Japan.
§ Sir Keith JosephThe information in all post-compulsory education is shown in the following table for 16 to 18-year-olds. Rates for part-time students are also shown where they are available as they form an important element of United Kingdom further education (including apprenticeships, YTS/YOPS and similar schemes).
Participation in Education and Training of 16 to 18-year-olds* Full-time †Part-time All education and training France (1981) 58 8 66 Germany (1981) 44 ‡40 84 Italy (1981) 48 18 65 Japan║¶ (1981) 69 3 73 Netherlands (1981) 70 ‡8 79 United States of America¶(1981) 79 79 Belgium (1982) na na •73 Denmark (1980) na na •72 Spain (1980) na na •47 United Kingdom▀(1981) 32 32 63 (1983) 31 32 64 na = Not available. * This age group, i.e. students between their 16th and 19th birthdays, has been used to enable United Kingdom figures to be compared with those for other countries. † Including apprenticeships, YTS and similar schemes. ‡ Including compulsory part-time education for the youngest leavers. ║ Estimated; excluding some 18 year olds in certain vocational training colleges ¶ Including private sector higher education. • Estimated; using OECD and SOEC data for individual ages. ▀ Excluding private sector full-time further education estimated at 2 per cent. for 16 to 18's. Includes some evening students, allowing for overlap with other types of study. Includes in 1981, YOP, (7 per cent.) and in 1983, YTS, (10 per cent.) NoteFigures for Ireland, Luxembourg and Greece are not available.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many 16 to 19-year-olds are in non-advanced further education; and what is the age participation rate or index;
(2) how many 16 to 19-year-olds are in full-time education in schools and sixth form colleges; and what is the age participation index or rate.
§ Sir Keith JosephThe number and percentages of young people aged 16 and over but under 19 years in non-advanced further education or full-time education in schools (including independent) and sixth form colleges are as follows: 329W
1983–84 1984–85 (provisional) Number (000s) Age participation Rate (per cent.) Number (000s) Age participation Rate (per cent.) Non-advanced Further Education* Full-time 279.1 12.0 266.0 11.6 Part-time† 272.0 11.7 286.0 12.5 Maintained schools and sixth form colleges‡ 327.4 14.0 312.0 13.6 Independent schools 66.7 2.9 Not yet available * Includes tertiary colleges. † Part-time day courses only. ‡ Includes a small number of 19-year-olds.