§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of young people in Northern Ireland have entered higher education in the United Kingdom in each of the past 10 years. [3000]
§ Mr. AncramThe proportion of young people aged under 21 expressed as a percentage of the Northern Ireland 18-year-old population, has been as follows:
- 1986–87: 19.4
- 1987–88: 20.4
- 1988–89: 22.4
- 1989–90: 25.6
- 1990–91: 27.0
- 1991–92: 29.2
- 1992–93: 33.3
- 1993–94: 37.0
- 1994–95: 38.5
- 1995–96: 41.71.
1Provisional.