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Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what percentage of Scottish 18, 19 and 20-year-olds went into full-time higher education in each year since 1979;
| Percentage of Scottish domiciled young people entering full-time higher education in the United Kingdom | ||||||
| Academic session | ||||||
| Age at December | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 |
| 17 years and under | 4·01 | 3·99 | 4·19 | 4·24 | 4·39 | 4·60 |
| 18 years | 11·28 | 11·21 | 11·40 | 12·40 | 12·63 | 14·67 |
| 19 years | 2·84 | 2·83 | 2·89 | 2·93 | 3·03 | 3·73 |
| 20 years | 1·32 | 1·31 | 1·36 | 1·40 | 1·42 | 1·75 |