§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of students in (a) universities, (b) maintained sector advanced education and (c) non-advanced further education, for each of the last 10 years; what proportion were full-time and part-time; and what were the percentage changes in each category in each year and over the whole period.
§ Mr. WaldenThe information is as follows:
Students aged 18 and over in educational establishments in English (full time equivalents) Full-time equivalents (thousands) Per cent. 1979–80 1983–84 1984–85 1979–80 1983–84 Universities 242.2 239.4 * 35 32 Polytechnics†‡ 130.9 166.5 170.8 19 22 Other public sector higher education‡ 99.6 118.2 121.6 14 16 Non-advanced further education 223.5 234.0 238.9 32 31 Total 696.2 758.1 * 100 100 * Not available
† Advanced courses only
‡ Including a small number of students aged under 18