38.4 per cent. of 18-year-olds were estimated to be participating in full-time education in England at the end of 2005; 59.3 per cent. were participating in education and training. These are the latest available figures, published in the Statistical First Release “Participation in Education, Training and Employment by 16 to 18 Year Olds in England” (SFR21/2006) on 8 June 2006. The SFR is available on the DfES website at:
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000658/index.shtml
Percentage figures on participation in education by 18-year-olds are not available for parliamentary constituencies—figures at local authority level in England are available, but for 16 and 17-year-olds only. The latest figures are for 2004, published in the Statistical First Release "Participation in Education and Training by 16 and 17 Year Olds in Each Local Area in England" (SFR13/2006) on 30 March 2006. The SFR is available on the DfES website at:
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgatewav/DB/SFR/s000645/index.shtml