Age at Termination of Education

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Data for 1951 Sex
Terminal Education Age Male Female
Under 13 1,803 Show data context 230 Show data context
13 2,544 Show data context 407 Show data context
14 74,790 Show data context 22,201 Show data context
15 11,620 Show data context 7,543 Show data context
16 3,745 Show data context 1,378 Show data context
17 1,503 Show data context 649 Show data context
18 917 Show data context 419 Show data context
19 230 Show data context 157 Show data context
20 214 Show data context 383 Show data context
21 279 Show data context 363 Show data context
22 & over 1,384 Show data context 455 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, Fife ScoCnty through time | Learning & Language Statistics | Age at Termination of Education, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 27th April 2024