§ Ms. QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many 18-year-old students have progressed into higher education in each of the last three academic years, giving figures in numerical and percentage terms and for each standard planning region.
Mr. JacksonThe information is not readily available in the form requested. The figures in the tables relate to all school leavers who intended to proceed to first degree study or teacher training.
Table 1 Numbers of school leavers intending to proceed to first degree study or teacher training Thousands Academic years 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 North 3.6 3.4 3.5 Yorkshire and Humberside 6.1 5.9 5.8 North West 8.3 8.4 8.6 East Midlands 4.7 4.3 4.6 West Midlands 6.3 6.4 6.2 East Anglia 1.8 1.9 1.8 Greater London 6.8 6.9 5.8 Other South East 15.1 13.9 14.0 South West 5.2 5.3 5.1 England 57.7 56.3 55.4
Table 2 Numbers of school leavers intending to proceed to first degree study or teacher training as a percentage of all school leavers
Percentages Academic years 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 North 7.1 7.1 7.2 Yorkshire and Humberside 7.6 7.3 7.3 North West 7.9 8.1 8.3 East Midlands 7.3 7.0 7.5 West Midlands 7.2 7.4 7.2 East Anglia 6.1 6.5 6.3 Greater London 7.5 7.9 7.0 Other South East 9.4 8.9 8.9 South West 7.5 8.0 7.5 England 7.8 7.8 7.7
§ Ms QuinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many fifth-form pupils have moved into full-time further education, in each of the last three academic years giving the figures in numerical and percentage terms and for each standard planning region.
Mr. JacksonThe information is not available in the form requested. The figures in the tables relate to school leavers, irrespective of their year-group, who intended to proceed to a course of further or higher education.
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Table 1 Numbers of school leavers intending to proceed to a course of further or higher education
Thousands Academic years 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 North 10.9 10.3 11.2 Yorks and Humberside 18.8 18.9 18.5 North West 29.7 29.7 31.0 East Midlands 16.8 16.7 17.2 West Midlands 24.3 24.5 24.4 East Anglia 8.3 8.0 8.1 Greater London 25.8 26.6 25.6 Other South East 51.2 49.6 50.1 South West 22.9 23.3 23.0 England 208.7 207.5 209.1
Table 2 Numbers of school leavers intending to proceed to a course of further or higher education as a percentage of all school leavers
Percentages 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 North 21.7 21.4 23.1 Yorks and Humberside 23.4 23.7 23.3 North West 28.3 28.5 29.8 East Midlands 26.2 27.3 27.9 West Midlands 27.9 28.3 28.4 East Anglia 28.2 27.5 28.0 Greater London 28.4 30.6 30.7 Other South East 31.9 31.8 32.0 South West 33.4 35.0 34.1 England 28.3 28.9 29.2