3 1 .. 8
G. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 3 3 1 .. 11
19
11 B. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 0 0 .. 0
G. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 1 .. 4
4
Tot.  B. 1 54 154 264 290 201 120 50 6 2 14 1156
G. 3 50 196 309 312 235 123 34 9 4 16 1292
2448

Table V reads:  In the first semester 1 boy and 3 girls drop out at age 13; 40 boys and 40 girls drop out at the age of 14; 49 boys and 65 girls, at the age of 15.  In this table, as elsewhere, age 15 means from 141/2 to 151/2, and so on.  Any drop-out, as for the second semester, means either during or at the end of that semester.

Table VI

Distribution of the non-failing non-graduates, showing the semester
and the age at the time of dropping out

Ages
semester 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 totals

1 B. 17 118 141 106 39 3 4 1 1 430
G. 11 159 235 160 51 19 4 4 0 643
1073
2 B. 0 7 49 50 18 7 3 0 .. 134
G. 1 1 59 42 31 10 7 2 .. 163
297
3 B. .. .. 7 16 11 5 1 0 .. 40
G. .. .. 14 22 33 15 3 2 .. 89
129
4 B. .. .. 5 13 11 10 1 0 1 41
G. .. .. 7 20 31 16 2 1 1 78
119
5 B. .. .. 1 2 9 1 2 0 .. 15
G. .. .. 0 3 10 9 4 1 .. 27
42
6 B. .. .. 1 4 14 3 2 0 .. 24
G. .. .. 0 5 17 13 7 3 .. 45
69
7 B. .. .. .. 0 2 2 2 1 .. 7
G. .. .. .. 1 2 7 1 1 .. 12
19
8 B. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 3
G. .. .. .. .. .. 3 1 1 .. 5
8
9 B. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 .. 0
G. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1
1
Tot.  B. 17 125 204 191 104 32 16 3 2 694
G. 12 170 315 253 175 92 29 16 1 1063
1757

Table VI reads similarly to Table V. The distribution of the age totals for the pupils dropping out gives us medians which, for both boys and girls, fall within the 17-year group for the failing pupils, but within the 16-year group for the non-failing pupils.  For Table V the mode of the distribution is at 17, but for Table VI it is at 15.  The percentages of dropping out for each age group are given below.  First, all the pupils of Tables V and VI are grouped together for this purpose, then the boys and the girls for Tables V and VI are considered separately to facilitate the comparison of facts.