§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of(a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18-year-olds in (i) Wales and (ii) each EU member state are in full-time education or training. [40488]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansInformation on the participation of 16, 17 and 18-year-olds in education and training for Wales and 11 of the EU member states is presented in the following table. Information given is for full and part-time education and training, as figures for full-time education and training alone are not directly comparable between the countries; 1991–92 is the latest year for which information is available on a consistent basis for these states.
Participation in education and training of 16 to 18-year-olds by age in 1991–921 Percentage Age 16 Age 17 Age 18 Wales 87 77 48 United Kingdom 91 77 52 Belgium 99 97 78 Denmark 92 80 69 Finland 95 86 82 France 92 89 79 Germany, Fed. 96 94 84 Greece 88 62 45 Ireland 89 77 58 Netherlands 98 94 81 Spain 76 67 54 Sweden 90 88 64 Source: Welsh Office, OECD (Education at a Glance, 1995).
1 Includes apprenticeships and similar schemes such as YT. Also includes an estimate of participation in part-time higher education.