HL Deb 28 January 1998 vol 585 c48WA
Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many pupils in each of the past five years left full-time education in Scotland unable to read or write. [HL95]

Lord Sewel

This information is not held centrally in the form it has been requested. The department does, however, hold information, based on Scottish qualifications authority data, which shows that for session 1995–96 the percentage of school leavers who held a Standard Grade English Award at Grades 1–7 was 88.5 per cent. In addition the Scottish School Leavers Survey showed that in Spring 1995 4 per cent. of 18–19 year olds have no qualifications.