HC Deb 12 November 1992 vol 213 cc897-8W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of 16 to 18-year-olds are in education and training in(a) the United Kingdom. (b) Germany. (c) Japan and (d) the USA.

Mr. McLoughlin

Latest estimates of the percentage of 16 to 18-year-olds in education and training in the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and the USA are given in the following table.

Participation in education and training1 of 16 to 18-year-olds
percentages
All full and part-time2
United Kingdom3 1988 69
1989 70
Germany (Federal Republic)4 1988 92
Japan5 1988 87
USA5 1987 81
1 Includes apprenticeships, YTS and similar schemes.
2 Includes higher education for some 18-year-olds.
3 Includes estimates for those studying only in the evening and for private sector further and higher education, including training courses with employers.
4 Includes compulsory part-time education for 16 and 17-year-olds.
5 Includes private sector higher education.

Source: Department for Education.