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A-levels

Volume 456: debated on Tuesday 6 February 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the geography A-level attainment level was for (a) boys and (b) girls over the last 15 years. (112270)

The information requested can be found in the following table.

GCE A level entries and percentages achieving grade A-E in geography, in all schools and colleges from 1991/92 to 2005/061

Male

Female

Male and female

Number of entries

Percentage achieving A-E

Number of entries

Percentage achieving A-E

Number of entries

Percentage achieving A-E

2005/06

15,525

98.5

12,758

99.2

28,283

98.8

2004/05

15,523

98.1

12,860

98.9

28,383

98.5

2003/04

16,471

98.0

13,435

98.8

29,906

98.3

2002/03

16,846

97.8

14,333

98.5

31,179

98.1

2001/02

17,001

96.8

14,066

98.2

31,067

97.5

2000/01

17,905

91.8

15,201

94.0

33,106

92.8

1999/2000

17,931

91.7

15,086

93.6

33,017

92.6

1998/99

20,127

91.8

16,927

93.3

37,054

92.5

1997/98

21,003

90.7

17,829

92.5

38,832

91.5

1996/97

20,864

88.6

17,115

90.9

37,979

89.6

1995/96

20,498

81.8

16,664

84.0

37,162

82.8

1994/95

21,346

80.2

17,331

82.4

38,677

81.2

1993/94

23,055

78.7

18,414

80.4

41,469

79.5

1992/93

23,371

79.2

18,303

80.5

41,674

79.8

1991/92

22,756

79.8

18,171

81.2

40,927

80.4

1 Figures for 2005/06 are revised, all other figures are final.

Note:

Figures from 1995/96 include 16 to 18-year-olds (based on age at start of academic year) in all schools and colleges, figures prior to this include all students in all schools and colleges.