§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the age participation index figure for higher education in Scotland and in England and Wales, respectively, for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthSeparate age participation indices for England and Wales are not calculated.
The available figures are as follows:
Academic year Great Britain1 Scotland3 1981–82 13.1 18.1 1982–83 13.3 18.0 1983–84 13.1 18.7 1984–85 13.7 19.4 1985–86 13.9 19.1 1986–87 14.0 19.7 1987–88 14.6 20.9 1988–89 15.1 21.2 1989–90 17.1 24.5 1990–91 219.3 n/a 1 Defined as the number of under 21 year old United Kingdom domiciled initial entrants expressed as a proportion of the average of the total number of 18 and 19 year olds in the population. Initial entrants are those students entering a course of higher education for the first time. Source: DES. 2 Provisional. 3 Defined as the number of Scottish domiciled entrants to full-time higher education anywhere in the United Kingdom who are aged 20 or less, expressed as a percentage of the population of 17 year olds one year previously. Source: SOED. n/a = not available.
§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of full-time undergraduate and post-graduate students, respectively, attending universities in Great Britain were matriculated at Scottish universities at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthIn the academic year 1990–91, 16.1 and 12 per cent. of full-time undergraduates and post-graduates respectively attending universities in Great Britain were matriculated at Scottish universities.