§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of the appropriate age group has attained university entrance standards in each year since 1979. [23388]
§ Mr. BoswellThere is no formal minimum qualification for entrance to higher education; however, the normal requirement for young entrants is that the candidate possesses two or more A-levels, or the equivalent.
Figures for the proportions of students obtaining two or more A-levels are shown in the Department for Education and Office for Standards in Education departmental report which is held in the Library. The figures are in annex B, table D (page 80): GCE A/AS level examinations, England 1979–80 to 1993–94.