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Education (Statistics)

Volume 114: debated on Thursday 9 April 1987

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asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to the sex and socioeconomic background of the school-leaving population with one or more highers; and how this compares with 10 years ago.

The available information is set out in the table.

School leavers with one or more highers; by sex and by social class
Percentages
1975–761983–84
(a) Sex
Boys5046
Girls5054
Total100100
(b) Social Class (of father)
I (Professional)1413
Appendix D
Time spent in custody by persons released from life sentences1
Years detained in custody
Year of release6 to77 to88 to 99 to 1010 to 1111 to 1212 to 1313 to 14Over 14Total
1968314
1969112
19701113
1971123
1972123
1973111216
19742511110
19751463115
19761655118
1977245111115
19785412113
197911256221121
198034645325
19811720444141
19821910132329

1975–76

1983–84

II (Intermediate)2933
IIIN (Skilled non-manual)1210
IIIM (Skilled manual)2825
IV (Partly skilled)99
V (Unskilled)12
Other and not known69
Total1100100

1 Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

Sources:

(a) Qualified school leaver returns.

(b) Scottish young people's survey.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will express by sex the percentage of the post-16 years of age school population in each socioeconomic group; and what were the equivalent figures for 10 years ago.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent on education in each of the past 10 years in cash and constant price terms.