§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is for each year since 1974 the number of students in(a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) higher education who left their respective schools and universities before completion of their studies; and what are the percentages for males and females in each case.
§ Mr. FallonInformation for school pupils is not collected centrally.
Statistics on university students who had successfully completed full-time or sandwich first degree courses are contained in "University Management Statistics and Performance Indicators in the UK", published by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals and the Universities Funding Council. A copy of the 1990 edition has been placed in the House Library.