Annex
TABLE A
GCE A LEVEL ENTRIES 1991-92 TO 1999-2000
|
| 1991-92
| 1992-93 |
1993-94 | 1994-95
| 1995-96 |
| Males
| Females | Total
| Males | Females
| Total | Males
| Females | Total
| Males | Females
| Total | Males
| Females | Total
|
|
Biological science | 15,135
| 24,181 | 39,316
| 15,197 | 23,603
| 38,800 | 16,212
| 25,068 | 41,280
| 17,026 | 25,672
| 42,698 | 17,749
| 25,640 | 43,389
|
Chemistry | 20,833
| 14,790 | 35,623
| 20,266 | 14,259
| 34,525 | 19,738
| 14,835 | 34,573
| 20,315 | 15,480
| 35,795 | 19,535
| 15,126 | 34,661
|
Physics | 27,133
| 7,725 | 34,858
| 25,555 | 7,213
| 32,768 | 24,044
| 6,619 | 30,663
| 23,334 | 6,396
| 29,730 | 22,387
| 5,943 | 28,330
|
Other science | 2,978
| 1,770 | 4,748
| 3,017 | 1,916
| 4,933 | 3,011
| 2,039 | 5,050
| 3,166 | 2,311
| 5,477 | 2,968
| 2,508 | 5,476
|
Mathematics | 40,365
| 20,893 | 61,258
| 38,561 | 20,267
| 58,828 | 36,806
| 19,887 | 56,693
| 36,103 | 19,427
| 55,530 | 38,642
| 20,335 | 58,977
|
Computer studies | 5,662
| 1,199 | 6,861
| 6,062 | 1,290
| 7,352 | 6,217
| 1,191 | 7,408
| 6,713 | 1,260
| 7,973 | 7,284
| 1,266 | 8,550
|
|
Total | 288,769
| 307,269 | 596,038
| 293,345 | 313,045
| 606,390 | 288,298
| 314,058 | 602,356
| 288,516 | 314,665
| 603,181 | 295,955
| 323,934 | 619,889
|
|
|
| 1996-97
| 1997-98 |
1998-99 | 1999-00
|
| Males
| Females | Total
| Males | Females
| Total | Males
| Females | Total
| Males | Females
| Total |
|
Biological science | 19,455
| 28,134 | 47,589
| 19,818 | 29,066
| 48,884 | 18,536
| 28,648 | 47,184
| 17,745 | 28,431
| 46,176 |
Chemistry | 20,266
| 16,141 | 36,407
| 20,110 | 16,966
| 37,076 | 18,949
| 16,872 | 35,821
| 18,242 | 17,034
| 35,276 |
Physics | 22,567
| 6,135 | 28,702
| 23,052 | 6,533
| 29,585 | 22,773
| 6,707 | 29,480
| 21,724 | 6,831
| 28,105 |
Other science | 3,275
| 3,387 | 6,662
| 3,330 | 3,600
| 6,930 | 3,268
| 3,474 | 6,742
| 3,060 | 3,662
| 6,722 |
Mathematics | | 21,265
| 60,970 | 39,758
| 21,956 | 61,714
| 39,336 | 21,847
| 61,183 | 36,967
| 21,651 | 58,618
|
Computer studies | 39,705
| 1,279 | 9,076
| 8,294 | 1,434
| 9,728 | 11,788
| 2,911 | 14,699
| 13,384 | 3,754
| 17,138 |
|
Total | 313,055
| 348,910 | 661,965
| 319,008 | 361,808
| 680,816 | 318,144
| 361,683 | 679,827
| 312,456 | 359,736
| 672,192 |
|
TABLE B
A LEVEL ENTRIES 1994-95 TO 1999-2000
A-Level ResultsNumber of 16-18 year old A-Level entries.
|
| 1994-95
| 1999-00
| Percentage change 1995-2000
|
| Males |
Females | Total
| Males | Females
| Total | Males
| Females | Total
|
|
Biology | 17,026
| 25,672 | 42,698
| 17,745 | 28,431
| 46,176 | 4.2
| 10.7 | 8.1
|
Chemistry | 20,315
| 15,480 | 35,795
| 18,242 | 17,034
| 35,276 | -10.2
| 10 | 1.4
|
Physics | 23,334
| 6,396 | 29,730
| 21,724 | 6,381
| 28,105 | -6.9
| -0.2 | -5.5
|
Other Science | 3,166
| 2,311 | 5,477
| 3,060 | 3,662
| 6,722 | -3.3
| 58.5 | 22.7
|
Maths | 36,103
| 19,427 | 55,530
| 36,967 | 21,651
| 58,618 | 2.3
| 11.4 | 5.6
|
Total Maths and Science | 99,944
| 69,286 | 169,230
| 97,738 | 77,159
| 174,897 | -2.2
| 11.4 | 3.3
|
|
All Subjects | 288,516
| 314,665 | 603,181
| 312,456 | 359,736
| 672,192 | 8.2
| 14.3 | 11.4
|
|
TABLE C
GCE A LEVEL ENTRIESPERCENTAGE POINT CHANGES 1991-92
TO 1999-2000
|
| 1991-92
| 1994-95 |
1999-2000 |
| Number of
entries (male
+ female)
| As a % of
total entries
| Number of
entries (male
+ female)
| As a % of
total entries
| Number of
entries (male
+ female)
| As a % of
total entries
| Percentage
point change
1995-2000
| Percentage
point change
1992-2000
|
|
Biology | 39,316
| 6.5 | 42,698
| 7.1 | 46,176
| 6.9 | -0.2
| 0.4 |
Chemistry | 35,623
| 6.0 | 35,795
| 5.9 | 35,276
| 5.2 | -0.7
| -0.8 |
Physics | 34,858
| 5.8 | 29,730
| 4.9 | 28,105
| 4.2 | -0.7
| -1.6 |
Other Science | 4,748
| 0.8 | 5,477
| 0.9 | 6,722
| 1.0 | 0.1
| 0.1 |
Maths | 61,258
| 10.3 | 55,530
| 9.2 | 58,618
| 8.7 | -0.5
| -1.6 |
Total Maths and Science | 175,803
| 29.5 | 169,230
| 28.1 | 174,897
| 26.0 | -2.1
| -3.5 |
Computer Studies | 6,861
| 1.2 | 7,973
| 1.3 | 17,138
| 2.5 | 1.2
| 1.3 |
|
All Subjects | 596,038
| | 603,181
| | 672,192
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