HC Deb 06 March 1967 vol 742 cc199-200W
Mr. Judd

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will state the numbers of students from overseas in United Kingdom universities and colleges of higher education, and those from the United Kingdom, for each of the years from 1964 to 1967.

Mr. Crosland

The number of overseas students and United Kingdom students on full-time and sandwich courses at United Kingdom universities and colleges of further education in the academic years 1964–65 and 1965–66 were as follows:

Overseas U.K.
1964–65 31,366 323,745
1965–66 32,548 353,298
Complete figures for the academic year 1966–67 are not yet available.

Mr. Ednyfed Hudson Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many overseas students studied in this country during the last year for which figures are available what is the ratio of overseas students to domes- tic students; and what percentage of overseas students came from Asia and Africa and what percentage from the United States of America and Europe.

Mr. Crosland

In 1965–66, there were 32,548 overseas students attending full-time and sandwich courses at universities and colleges of further education (8.5 per cent. of all such students). Just over 70 per cent. of these overseas students came from Asia and Africa, and 17 per cent. from Europe and the United States. The remaining 13 per cent. came from other countries.