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The Department does not hold figures for Wales.
(b) The attached table (b) gives the number and percentage of 16-year-olds in the regions of England participating in full-time education at a sixth-form college, further education college, or school. The latest year for which data are available is end 2004.
(c) The following table (c) gives the number and percentage of 16-year-olds resident in each outer
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London authority participating in full-time education at a sixth form college, further education college or school. The latest year for which data are available is end 2004.
Participation estimates for inner London LEAs are not given due to the high level of cross-boundary flows of independent school students between LEAs.
(b) Participation in education and training of 16-year-olds by type of institution, by region in England 2000-04 |
Number |
| Full-time education | Percentage |
| Maintained schools | Independent schools | Sixth- form college | Other FE | Total | Maintained schools | Independent schools | Sixth- form college | Other FE | Total |
End 2004
| | | | | | | | | | |
North East
|
8,500
|
1,400
|
3,300
|
10,600
|
23,800
|
25
|
4
|
10
|
31
|
69
|
North West
|
19,800
|
3,700
|
15,800
|
27,500
|
66,800
|
21
|
4
|
17
|
29
|
70
|
Yorkshire and the Humber
|
18,700
|
2,300
|
7,400
|
18,000
|
46,500
|
27
|
3
|
11
|
26
|
67
|
East Midlands
|
18,900
|
2,900
|
2,800
|
15,800
|
40,400
|
33
|
5
|
5
|
27
|
70
|
West Midlands
|
19,900
|
3,600
|
7,500
|
21,600
|
52,600
|
27
|
5
|
10
|
29
|
71
|
East of England
|
24,700
|
4,300
|
6,700
|
18,200
|
53,800
|
34
|
6
|
9
|
25
|
75
|
London
|
31,700
|
8,000
|
8,800
|
23,100
|
71,600
|
35
|
9
|
10
|
26
|
79
|
South East
|
31,400
|
9,800
|
15,300
|
26,200
|
82,700
|
29
|
9
|
14
|
25
|
77
|
South West
|
20,500
|
5,100
|
1,500
|
22,600
|
49,800
|
31
|
8
|
2
|
34
|
75
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
End 2003
| | | | | | | | | | |
North East
|
8,600
|
1,200
|
3,000
|
10,200
|
23,000
|
25
|
4
|
9
|
30
|
67
|
North West
|
18,900
|
3,800
|
15,200
|
26,100
|
64,000
|
20
|
4
|
16
|
28
|
69
|
Yorkshire and the Humber
|
18,300
|
2,300
|
6,500
|
17,600
|
44,700
|
27
|
3
|
10
|
26
|
66
|
East Midlands
|
18,300
|
2,800
|
2,600
|
14,400
|
38,200
|
33
|
5
|
5
|
26
|
69
|
West Midlands
|
19,600
|
3,600
|
7,100
|
20,300
|
50,600
|
27
|
5
|
10
|
28
|
70
|
East of England
|
23,300
|
4,100
|
6,600
|
16,800
|
50,800
|
34
|
6
|
10
|
24
|
73
|
London
|
30,200
|
7,600
|
8,600
|
22,200
|
68,600
|
34
|
9
|
10
|
25
|
78
|
South East
|
31,000
|
9,400
|
14,300
|
24,000
|
78,600
|
30
|
9
|
14
|
23
|
77
|
South West
|
19,500
|
5,300
|
1,400
|
21,100
|
47,300
|
31
|
8
|
2
|
33
|
74
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
End 2002
| | | | | | | | | | |
North East
|
8,300
|
1,300
|
3,000
|
10,100
|
22,700
|
24
|
4
|
9
|
29
|
66
|
North West
|
18,800
|
3,800
|
14,400
|
26,300
|
63,300
|
20
|
4
|
16
|
28
|
68
|
Yorkshire and the Humber
|
17,900
|
2,400
|
6,100
|
17,600
|
43,900
|
27
|
4
|
9
|
27
|
66
|
East Midlands
|
17,800
|
2,800
|
2,700
|
14,200
|
37,500
|
33
|
5
|
5
|
26
|
69
|
West Midlands
|
19,200
|
3,600
|
7,100
|
19,200
|
49,200
|
27
|
5
|
10
|
27
|
69
|
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East of England
|
23,400
|
4,200
|
6,300
|
15,600
|
49,500
|
35
|
6
|
9
|
23
|
74
|
London
|
28,300
|
7,200
|
8,200
|
22,100
|
65,800
|
33
|
8
|
10
|
26
|
77
|
South East
|
30,200
|
9,600
|
13,700
|
22,300
|
75,800
|
30
|
10
|
14
|
22
|
76
|
South West
|
19,100
|
5,200
|
1,200
|
20,400
|
45,900
|
31
|
8
|
2
|
33
|
75
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
End 2001
| | | | | | | | | | |
North East
|
8,400
|
1,300
|
2,900
|
10,400
|
23,000
|
25
|
4
|
9
|
30
|
67
|
North West
|
18,600
|
3,900
|
14,300
|
25,600
|
62,400
|
20
|
4
|
15
|
28
|
67
|
Yorkshire and the Humber
|
17,900
|
2,400
|
6,100
|
17,500
|
43,900
|
27
|
4
|
9
|
27
|
67
|
East Midlands
|
17,400
|
2,700
|
2,600
|
14,200
|
36,900
|
32
|
5
|
5
|
26
|
69
|
West Midlands
|
19,100
|
3,500
|
7,100
|
19,100
|
48,800
|
27
|
5
|
10
|
27
|
69
|
East of England
|
23,500
|
4,100
|
5,900
|
15,200
|
48,800
|
35
|
6
|
9
|
23
|
72
|
London
|
28,200
|
6,900
|
7,800
|
21,900
|
64,800
|
33
|
8
|
9
|
25
|
75
|
South East
|
29,700
|
9,600
|
13,000
|
22,800
|
75,200
|
29
|
10
|
13
|
23
|
74
|
South West
|
18,700
|
5,100
|
1,200
|
20,400
|
45,300
|
31
|
8
|
2
|
33
|
74
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
End 2000
| | | | | | | | | | |
North East
|
7,900
|
1,200
|
3,000
|
9,600
|
21,700
|
24
|
4
|
9
|
29
|
66
|
North West
|
18,200
|
3,600
|
13,500
|
24,600
|
59,900
|
20
|
4
|
15
|
28
|
67
|
Yorkshire and the Humber
|
17,100
|
2,300
|
5,700
|
16,800
|
41,800
|
27
|
4
|
9
|
27
|
67
|
East Midlands
|
17,200
|
2,500
|
2,200
|
13,000
|
34,900
|
33
|
5
|
4
|
25
|
68
|
West Midlands
|
18,100
|
3,400
|
6,900
|
18,400
|
46,700
|
27
|
5
|
10
|
27
|
69
|
East of England
|
22,700
|
4,000
|
5,700
|
15,400
|
47,700
|
35
|
6
|
9
|
24
|
73
|
London
|
26,100
|
6,700
|
7,300
|
21,000
|
61,100
|
32
|
8
|
9
|
26
|
74
|
South East
|
28,700
|
9,300
|
11,700
|
22,200
|
71,900
|
30
|
10
|
12
|
23
|
74
|
South West
|
18,200
|
5,000
|
1,100
|
19,400
|
43,700
|
31
|
8
|
2
|
33
|
74
|