§ Mr. Nicholas Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total number of pupils in each Welsh local education authority remaining in full-time education after (a) 16 years of age and (b) 17 years of age; and what these figures represent as a percentage of the total age group in each county.
Numbers attending schools or colleges of further education Numbers as a percentage of total population aged 16 years old 17 years old 16 years old 17 years old Clwyd 3,299 2,326 50.8 36.9 Dyfed 2,633 1,910 49.7 37.5 Gwent 3,598 2,229 50.0 31.8 Gwynedd 1,778 1,120 46.8 30.3 Mid Glamorgan 4,301 2,414 50.6 29.4 Powys 1,072 617 63.1 36.3 South Glamorgan 3,049 2,048 46.2 32.0 West Glamorgan 2,836 1,882 49.8 34.2