§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in theOfficial Report tables
Percentage of the age-group1 2 in full-time education or on YTS in 1975, 1987 and 19883 (England) Men Women All 1975 1987 1988 (P) 1975 1987 1988(P) 1975 1987 1988(P) All 16 year olds In full-time education School4 26 28 29 26 30 31 26 29 30 Further/higher education5 9 12 13 12 19 20 11 16 17 All 36 41 42 38 49 51 37 45 47 YTS6 0 30 28 0 22 20 0 26 24 All 17 year olds In full-time education School4 18 19 19 17 19 19 17 19 19 Further/higher education5 7 10 11 9 16 16 8 13 14 All 25 29 30 25 35 35 25 32 33 YTS6 0 11 25 0 8 16 0 10 21 All 18 year olds In full-time education School4 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 Further/higher education5 12 15 15 9 15 15 10 15 15 All 14 18 18 10 17 18 12 17 18 YTS6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 All 16–18 year olds In full-time education School4 16 16 17 15 17 17 15 17 17 Further/higher education5 9 12 13 10 16 17 10 14 15 All 25 28 30 24 33 35 25 31 32 YTS6 0 13 18 0 10 12 0 12 15 (P) Provisional figures.
1 Age as at 31 August of the preceding year.
2 Some 10 per cent. of the age group attend evening classes. The available data do not allow analysis of these by day-time activity and therefore evening activity has not been incorporated into the table.
3 Each year given relates to the appropriate academic year; for example, 1988 relates to 1987–88.
4 Pupils attending maintained, independent and special schools are included.
5 Full-time and sandwich including higher education but excluding private further education. Excludes those on YTS within colleges.
6 Including those in YOP prior to 1985 and those in further education establishments attending YTS/YOP courses.