1 | Figure 2. Pupils in state primary and secondary schools, 1947 to 2019 | |||||
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4 | Year | Primary | Secondary | Primary (projections) | Secondary (projections) | |
5 | 1947 | 3.42 | 1.25 | |||
6 | 1948 | 3.53 | 1.45 | |||
7 | 1949 | 3.59 | 1.55 | |||
8 | 1950 | 3.68 | 1.59 | |||
9 | 1951 | 3.73 | 1.62 | |||
10 | 1952 | 3.93 | 1.64 | |||
11 | 1953 | 4.15 | 1.65 | |||
12 | 1954 | 4.26 | 1.70 | |||
13 | 1955 | 4.31 | 1.78 | |||
14 | 1956 | 4.30 | 1.92 | |||
15 | 1957 | 4.29 | 2.05 | |||
16 | 1958 | 4.22 | 2.19 | |||
17 | 1959 | 4.03 | 2.43 | |||
18 | 1960 | 3.93 | 2.56 | |||
19 | 1961 | 3.87 | 2.65 | |||
20 | 1962 | 3.87 | 2.66 | |||
21 | 1963 | 3.89 | 2.61 | |||
22 | 1964 | 3.95 | 2.65 | |||
23 | 1965 | 4.01 | 2.64 | |||
24 | 1966 | 4.10 | 2.64 | |||
25 | 1967 | 4.23 | 2.65 | |||
26 | 1968 | 4.38 | 2.71 | |||
27 | 1969 | 4.52 | 2.78 | |||
28 | 1970 | 4.64 | 2.86 | |||
29 | 1971 | 4.76 | 2.95 | |||
30 | 1972 | 4.85 | 3.06 | |||
31 | 1973 | 4.90 | 3.16 | |||
32 | 1974 | 4.91 | 3.50 | |||
33 | 1975 | 4.88 | 3.60 | |||
34 | 1976 | 4.85 | 3.70 | |||
35 | 1977 | 4.77 | 3.80 | |||
36 | 1978 | 4.64 | 3.85 | |||
37 | 1979 | 4.52 | 3.87 | |||
38 | 1980 | 4.36 | 3.87 | |||
39 | 1981 | 4.18 | 3.84 | |||
40 | 1982 | 4.01 | 3.80 | |||
41 | 1983 | 3.84 | 3.74 | |||
42 | 1984 | 3.77 | 3.65 | |||
43 | 1985 | 3.75 | 3.53 | |||
44 | 1986 | 3.76 | 3.39 | |||
45 | 1987 | 3.79 | 3.24 | |||
46 | 1988 | 3.84 | 3.07 | |||
47 | 1989 | 3.91 | 2.94 | |||
48 | 1990 | 3.98 | 2.86 | |||
49 | 1991 | 4.05 | 2.85 | |||
50 | 1992 | 4.09 | 2.91 | |||
51 | 1993 | 4.17 | 2.96 | |||
52 | 1994 | 4.24 | 2.93 | |||
53 | 1995 | 4.31 | 2.99 | |||
54 | 1996 | 4.39 | 3.01 | |||
55 | 1997 | 4.43 | 3.04 | |||
56 | 1998 | 4.46 | 3.07 | |||
57 | 1999 | 4.46 | 3.12 | |||
58 | 2000 | 4.44 | 3.18 | |||
59 | 2001 | 4.41 | 3.23 | |||
60 | 2002 | 4.36 | 3.26 | |||
61 | 2003 | 4.31 | 3.33 | |||
62 | 2004 | 4.25 | 3.35 | |||
63 | 2005 | 4.21 | 3.35 | |||
64 | 2006 | 4.15 | 3.35 | |||
65 | 2007 | 4.11 | 3.33 | |||
66 | 2008 | 4.09 | 3.29 | 4.06 | 2.92 | |
67 | 2009 | 4.08 | 3.28 | 4.05 | 2.88 | |
68 | 2010 | 4.10 | 3.28 | 4.07 | 2.86 | |
69 | 2011 | 4.14 | 3.26 | 4.11 | 2.85 | |
70 | 2012 | 4.22 | 3.23 | 4.18 | 2.82 | |
71 | 2013 | 4.31 | 3.21 | 4.28 | 2.79 | |
72 | 2014 | 4.42 | 3.18 | 4.40 | 2.75 | |
73 | 2015 | 4.51 | 3.18 | 4.50 | 2.74 | |
74 | 2016 | 4.61 | 2.75 | |||
75 | 2017 | 4.69 | 2.79 | |||
76 | 2018 | 4.75 | 2.85 | |||
77 | 2019 | 4.80 | 2.94 | |||
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79 | Note: The minimum school-leaving age was increased from 14 to 15 in April 1947 and from 15 to 16 in September 1972. Figures shown up to 2013 are total pupils. Projections are for full-time equivalents in state-funded schools; projections for secondary school pupils include only those aged 15 and under. | |||||
80 | Source: Historical series from Department for Education and Skills, ‘Statistics of education’, February 2003. | |||||
81 | Figures from 2003 are from Department for Education, ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics: January 2015'. | |||||
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83 | Last updated: 17/08/2015 |