§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of those aged 16 years achieved one or more GCSEs at grade G or above, or the equivalent, in each year since 1997. [38806]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe number and percentage of 16-year-old pupils achieving one or more GCSEs at grade G or above, or the equivalent, in each year since 1997 are as follows.
Academic Year Number of 16-year-olds achieving one or more GCSE/GNVQ at grade G or above Percentage of 16-year-olds achieving one or more GCSE/GNVQ at grade G or above 1996–97 541,812 92.3 1997–98 537,341 93.4 1998–99 545,947 94.0 1999–2000 548,054 94.4 2000–01 570,379 94.5
§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of 16-year-olds have obtained five or more GCSEs at grades A*to G or equivalent, including English and maths in each year since 1997. [38809]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe number and percentage of 16-year-olds obtaining five or more GCSEs at grades A* to G or equivalent, including English and maths in each year since 1997 are as follows.
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Academic Year Number of 16-year-olds obtaining 5 or more grades A*-G or equivalent, including English and maths Percentage of 16-year-olds obtaining 5 or more grades A*-G or equivalent, including English and maths 1996–97 492,226 83.9 1997–98 482,198 83.8 1998–99 498,587 85.8 1999–2000 503,765 86.8 2000–01 524,058 86.9