Table 6: Third-Level Participation by Social Class, Gender and Year Left School
Higher |
Lower |
Other |
Skilled Manual |
Semi-skilled |
Unskilled |
Farmers | ||||||||
1979 |
1994 |
1979 |
1994 |
1979 |
1994 |
1979 |
1994 |
1979 |
1994 |
1979 |
1994 |
1979 |
1994 | |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% | |
Males |
32.7 |
66.0 |
25.0 |
51.7 |
20.7 |
41.6 |
10.1 |
24.7 |
6.0 |
24.6 |
5.6 |
14.2 |
3.5 |
10.1 |
Females |
26.8 |
70.7 |
24.9 |
55.8 |
16.2 |
59.1 |
7.0 |
34.3 |
8.4 |
28.8 |
4.5 |
16.2 |
11.6 |
36.6 |
Total |
29.6 |
68.2 |
25.0 |
53.7 |
18.8 |
50.1 |
8.6 |
29.3 |
7.2 |
26.8 |
5.1 |
15.3 |
10.9 |
41.2 |
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