HC Deb 13 May 1999 vol 331 cc185-6W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the(a) number of and (b) origin of students studying at British universities from the countries of Latin America. [83369]

Mr. Mudie

The latest available data are given in the following table:

Number of higher education students from Latin American countries studying in higher education institutions in Great Britain 1998–99
Country Number of students1
Argentina 365
Bolivia 35
Brazil 1,046
Chile 202
Colombia 475
Costa Rica 25
Cuba 10
Ecuador 50
El Salvador 15
Guatemala 12
Honduras 6
Mexico 1,056
Nicaragua 8
Panama 27
Paraguay 15
Peru 120
Uruguay 43
Venezuela 279
Total 3,789
1Full-time, part-time, undergraduates and postgraduates