Figures for 2005-06 are not yet available. The requested information for 2004-05 is as follows:
Qualification level Percentage Percentage achieving 2+ A-levels A-E Northern Ireland 97 England 95 Wales 94 Percentage achieving 5+ GCSEs A*-C Northern Ireland 61 England 57 Wales 52 Percentage achieving 5+ GCSEs A*-G Northern Ireland 89 England 90 Wales 85 Percentage achieving no GCSEs Northern Ireland 3 England 4 Wales 7 Notes: 1. The Northern Ireland figures exclude special and independent schools and pupils with statements of special educational needs. 2. A-level figures are expressed as a percentage of pupils in the final year of an A-level course in Northern Ireland; as a percentage of all 16 to 18-year-olds in schools entered for at least one A-level in summer of the academic year in England; and a percentage of all candidates entered for two or more A-levels in Wales. Sources: DE, DfES, National Assembly for Wales.