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6.1 The overall percentage of the 16-21 year old population participating in full-time further education increased from 3 per cent in 1987-88 to 6 per cent in 1997-98. Participation was mainly in the 16-18 age group where the percentage increased from 5 per cent to 10 per cent. An estimated 2 per cent of 19-21 year olds were on full-time courses of further education in 1997-98. A larger proportion (11 per cent) of 16-21 year olds were in part-time further education compared with the percentage on full-time courses (6 per cent), though this percentage difference was not as great as in 1987-88 (11 per cent compared to 3 per cent respectively).
Participation rates in further education of 16-21 year olds: 1987-88 to 1997-98
Table 9
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Year |
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1987-88 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
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Percentage of age group |
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Full-time education |
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Aged 16-21 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
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Aged 16-18: |
5.3 |
6.9 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
9.3 |
9.9 |
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Aged 16 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
9.9 |
10.9 |
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Aged 17 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
10.4 |
10.9 |
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Aged 18 |
4.4 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
6.9 |
7.6 |
8.0 |
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Aged 19-21 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
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Part-time education(1) |
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Aged 16-21 |
11.5 |
8.2 |
6.5 |
9.4 |
10.3 |
10.7 |
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Aged 16-18: |
17.4 |
11.1 |
8.7 |
12.4 |
13.1 |
13.8 |
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Aged 16 |
14.8 |
6.9 |
6.4 |
11.1 |
11.0 |
12.6 |
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Aged 17 |
23.2 |
13.9 |
10.5 |
13.8 |
14.9 |
15.2 |
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Aged 18 |
14.1 |
12.4 |
9.4 |
12.5 |
13.5 |
13.6 |
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Aged 19-21 |
6.0 |
5.6 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
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Total in full-time and part-time education(1) |
14.8 |
12.5 |
11.3 |
14.1 |
16.0 |
16.9 |
(1) Adjusted to exclude an estimate for students enrolled on more than one course.
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