HC Deb 26 July 1993 vol 229 cc600-1W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what has been the number of GCSE entrants in(a) physics, (b) chemistry, (c) biology, (d) mathematics and (e) combined sciences in each year since 1989; arid what has been the total number of entrants in those subjects each year as a percentage of the total entrants in all subjects.

Mr. Robin Squire

The estimated numbers of 16-year-old pupils in schools in England entering GCSE(a) physics, (b) chemistry, (c) biology, (d) mathematics and (e) combined science in each year since 1989 are shown in the table. The percentage of the total entrants are also shown.

Subject taken 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 11991–92
Mathematics
Number (000's) 532.26 490.26 471.41 460.21
Per cent. of any subject 92 90 90 87
Combined science
Number (000's) 142.11 203.75 300.92 396.71
Per cent. of any subject 24 37 58 75
Any subject
Number (000's) 581.3 544.4 521.15 530.5

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