§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the total number of school leavers entering higher education for each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. [31147]
§ Mr. BoswellInformation on the numbers of young entrants to full-time HE is as follows:
Full-time and sandwich home-domiciled undergraduate entrants to English FE and HE institutions Thousands Entrants aged1 Academic year 18 years and under 19 years 1989–90 73.3 41.3 1990–91 78.0 48.5 1991–92 85.9 55.7 1992–93 97.1 60.4 1993–94 102.7 61.3 Note: 1 Ages at 31 August during the academic year. Sources:
"University Statistics", volume 1, 1989–90 to 1993–94; "Statistics of Education, Further and Higher Education", 1989–90 to 1993–94.
Information on the numbers who entered full-time HE directly on leaving school is not readily available. In some cases, progression to HE will be direct from FE or tertiary college, and some students will enter after a year abroad or other sabbatical.