§ 51. Miss Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many boys and girls, respectively, applied for admission to universities in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years.
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§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe following number of candidates applied through the Universities Centre Council for Admissions from 1962 onwards:
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION IN OCTOBER Men Women 1962 … 32,900 15,000 1963 … 35,441 16,155 1964 … 40,800 17,546 1965 … 50,566 22,495 1966 … 57,967 24,625 1967 … 62,641 26,702 1968 (provisional) … 71,645 31,070 Notes:
(1) Figures for 1959–61 are not available.
(2) The figures include older candidates. They exclude candidates who did not apply through the Universities Central Council for Admissions.
(3) Figures for different years are not comparable because the number of universities participating in the Council's scheme has not been the same throughout.
(4) The figures for 1965–68 exclude applications from overseas. In 1962, 1963 and 1964 the estimated number of applicants from overseas was 4,250, 4,300 and 4,850 respectively.
(5) The figures for 1962–67 relate to universities in Great Britain and for 1968 to the United Kingdom.