Age at Termination of Education

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Data for 1951 Sex
Terminal Education Age Male Female
Under 13 1,916 Show data context 304 Show data context
13 3,194 Show data context 616 Show data context
14 73,605 Show data context 28,069 Show data context
15 11,322 Show data context 8,196 Show data context
16 3,848 Show data context 1,901 Show data context
17 1,713 Show data context 909 Show data context
18 1,168 Show data context 515 Show data context
19 275 Show data context 212 Show data context
20 239 Show data context 341 Show data context
21 386 Show data context 464 Show data context
22 & over 1,669 Show data context 641 Show data context
Date: Source:
1951 1951 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 17 , 'Occupied Population classified according to 11 terminal educational ages, (a) Scotland by 9 age sections and (b) Administrative, etc. Areas by All Ages', for ''

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Age at termination of full-time education, as tabulated by the Scottish 1951 Census of Population. Unlike England and Wales, the data cover both sexes and provide a considerably more detailed classification of ages.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ayrshire ScoCnty through time | Learning & Language Statistics | Age at Termination of Education, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 25th April 2024