§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people aged 13 to 19 were in(a) school, (b) further education college and (c) neither school nor further education college in (i) 2001–02, (ii) 2002–03 and (iii) 2003–04. [138544]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisData for the academic year 2003/04 is not available at the present.
The numbers of 13 to 18-year-olds by type of institution attended for end 2001 to end 2002, the latest available year, are shown in the table.
Participation by 13 to 18-year-olds 2001/02 2002/03 13 to 15-year-olds Schools 1,892,259 1,920,952 Not in schools1 15,390 15,635 16 to 18-year-olds Schools 405,300 418,700 Further Education Institutions (FEIs) 494,100 N/A Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) 131,400 N/A Not in schools, FEIs or HEIs2 825,500 N/A 1This figure is for 11 to 15-year-olds. This will include, for example, pupils being educated at home, or non-statemented pupils in hospital. 2 These 16 to 18-year-olds not in schools, FE or HE institutions may be in government supported training (GST), employer funded training (EFT), other education training (GET) or employment. Data for 16 to 18-year-olds in the year 2002/03 (shown as N/A in the table), and updated 2001/02 figures, are due to be published on 20 November 2003 in the SFR "Participation in Education, Training and Employment By 16–18 year olds in England".