§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many and what percentage of pupils left school in Northern Ireland with no formal qualifications in each of the last 10 years; and what the figures are for the UK. [179787]
§ Mr. GardinerThe information requested is only available for Northern Ireland and Scotland and is as follows:
Northern Ireland Scotland Number and percentage of leaves from grant aided
post-primary schools who
obtained no formal
qualifications
Number and percentage of leavers from publicly funded
schools who obtained no
National Qualification at
SCQF level 3 or better
Number Percentage Number Percentage 1992–93 1,099 4.9 n/a n/a 1993–94 878 3.8 n/a n/a 1994–95 823 3.4 n/a n/a 1995–96 397 11.5 n/a n/a 1996–97 929 3.6 n/a n/a 1997–98 797 3.1 n/a n/a 1998–99 683 2.7 3,189 5.5 1999–2000 899 3.6 3,069 5.4 2000–01 1,220 4.8 3,319 5.7 2001–02 1.308 5.2 3,085 5.4 n/a = not available. 1 Qualification data were missing for 3 per cent. of school leavers in 1995–96.