Written question asked by Gerry Steinberg (Labour) on Thursday, 5 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 April 2001. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 April 2001 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many (a) male and (b) female 16 year olds left school in the last six years without recognised qualifications. - Table given.

Answer: Mr. Steinberg: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many (a) male and (b) female 16-year-olds left school in the last six years without recognised qualifications. [157824] Ms Estelle Morris: The number of (a) male and (b) female pupils in England aged 16 who achieved no GCSE or GNVQ equivalent passes in the last six years are shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (a) Male (b) Female Total 1994-95 27,453 19,153 46,606 1995-96 27,142 19,071 46,213 1996-97 26,216 18,738 44,954 1997-98 22,539 15,329 37,868 1998-99 20,942 14,094 35,036 1999-2000 19,191 13,114 32,305 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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