§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will publish the percentage of non-employment among adult males with only basic education in 1979 and in 1995; and the same figures for the other Group of Seven member countries; and if she will make a statement. [3624]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightI have been asked to reply.
International comparisons on this basis are not available. However, information on International Labour Organisation unemployment rates for those aged between 25 and 64 with qualifications below upper secondary level in 1992 is available in table R21 of the OECD publication, "Education at a Glance", a copy of which is available in the Library.
§ Mr. FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will publish the percentage of the labour force with only basic education in the United Kingdom in 1979 and in 1995, and the same figures for the other Group of Seven member countries; and if he will make a statement. [3628]
§ Mrs. KnightI have been asked to reply.
The international comparisons requested are not available. However, comparisons of labour force participation rates of those with qualifications below upper secondary level in 1992 are available in table C11 in the OECD publication, "Education at a Glance", a copy of which is available in the library.