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Mr. Cryer
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the number and percentage of the school age group who passed one or more A-levels in 1979, 1980 and 1981, respectively;(2) what number and percentage of 16-year-olds obtained one or more 0-levels in 1979, 1980 and 1981, respectively.
Dr. Boyson
Information about O-level achievements is not available in the form requested. However, information on the academic attainment of school leavers in England is as follows:
| England: O and A-level achievements of school leavers | |||
| 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | |
| GCE O-level | |||
| leavers with one or more O-level* passes ('000) | 315·33 | 323–24 | 321–94 |
| as percentage of all leavers | 42·8 | 43·1 | 43–9 |
| GCE A-level | |||
| Leavers with one or more A-level passes ('000) | 113·45 | 117·02 | 120·83 |
| as percentage of the 17-year-old population | 15·5 | 15·5 | 15–7 |
| * O-level grades A-C | |||
Source: School Leavers Sample Survey