HC Deb 02 July 1986 vol 100 c537W
Mr. Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the latest estimate of the

England
16-year-olds in full-time education 17-year-olds in full-time education
1980–81 1984–85 1980–81 1984–85
Student numbers (000s) Percentage of age group* Student numbers (000s) Percentage of age group* Student numbers (000s) Percentage of age group)* Student numbers (000s) Percentage of age group)*
North 18 35 19 40 10 21 12 25
Yorkshire and Humberside 30 38 32 41 18 23 20 27
North West 41 39 42 42 26 25 30 30
East Midlands 24 39 25 42 14 24 17 29
West Midlands 35 42 35 43 21 25 24 29
East Anglia 11 40 11 43 6 24 7 28
Greater London 45 48 43 51 27 29 28 32
Other South East 72 48 73 51 45 31 50 34
South West 27 44 28 47 17 28 19 31
England 303 42 309 46 185 26 209 30
* The number of 16-year-olds have been expressed as a percentage of the total number of 15-year-olds in maintained secondary schools one year earlier.
† The number of 17-year-olds have been expressed as a percentage of the total number of 15-year-olds in maintained secondary schools two years earlier.