HC Deb 23 January 1987 vol 108 cc748-9W
Mr. Ron Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of first year students in public sector higher education in England and Wales for each of the last five years for which figures are available, as compared with the number of first year students in the universities over the same period, and divided into the subject classification utilised by the University Grants Committee and National Advisory Body, respectively.

Mr. Dunn

[pursuant to his reply, 15 December 1986, c. 389–90]: The information is shown in the following table. University figures for 1985 are not yet available. Public sector higher education in Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.

Academic Year Beginning in 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Business, Management & Accountancy 16.6 16.1 16.5 16.9 17.4
Catering & Home Economics 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.5
Other professional & Vocational Subjects 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.4
Social & Administrative Studies 9.3 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.5
Languages 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.7 2.0
Humanities 8.0 8.1 7.6 5.8 6.3
Art 2.2 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.9
Design 4.0 5.4 6.1 6.2 6.6
Performing Arts 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.4
Initial Teacher Training 13.2 12.4 11.6 11.7 11.7
In-service Teacher Training 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.9 2.9
TOTAL-ALL SUBJECTS 96.6 100.3 101.2 102.5 105.4

Mr. Ron Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of higher education students in (a) Great Britain as a whole and (b) England and Wales in the academic years 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, together with the best estimates

Student numbers in higher education
Thousands
Academic Year Beginning in 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
GREAT BRITAIN
Full-Time
University 300.2 295.4 291.7 290.6 3291
Polytechnic 133.7 142.4 151.9 156.3 159.3
Other PSHE2 108.2 115.6 121.9 126.1 129.3
Total PSHE 241.8 258.0 273.8 282.4 288.5
Total higher education 542.0 553.4 565.5 573.0 3579.0
Part Time
University1 104.2 108.0 110.9 113.3 3114.0
Polytechnic 66.7 66.1 68.8 69.2 73.0
Other PSHE2 126.2 128.5 132.0 130.0 141.8
Total PSHE 192.9 194.6 200.8 199.2 214.8
Total higher education1 297.1 302.6 311.7 312.6 3329.0
ENGLAND AND WALES
Full-Time
University 255.2 250.6 246.9 245.3 3245.0
Polytechnic 133.7 142.4 151.9 156.3 159.3
Other PSHE 79.0 84.9 89.6 93.3 95.1
Total PSHE 212.6 227.3 241.5 249.7 254.4
Total higher education 467.9 477.9 488.4 495.0 3499.0
Part-Time
University1 100.0 103.6 106.0 107.9 3108.0
Polytechnic 66.7 66.1 68.8 69.2 73.0
Other PSHE 104.0 106.6 109.8 109.2 119.7
Total PSHE 170.7 172.7 178.6 178.4 192.7
Total higher education1 270.8 276.4 284.6 286.3 3301.0
1Including the Open University.
2Including Scottish Central Institutions.
3Provisional.