§ Ross CranstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many undergraduates were at universities in England in each academic year since 1997. [161612]
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§ Alan JohnsonThe available information is given in the table.
Undergraduate enrolments to English HE institutions1 Academic year Numbers 1997–98 1,172,877 1998–99 1,195,620 1999–2000 1,198,003 2000–01 1,229,549 2001–02 1,263,498 2002–03 1,328,625 1 Figures include enrolments to the Open University. Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency
§ Ross CranstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many undergraduates dropped out of undergraduate studies in each year since 1997. [162036]
§ Alan JohnsonThe latest available figures giving non-completion rates for students starting full-time first degree courses in the UK are as follows:
Non-completion for students starting full-time first degree courses in the UK Students starting courses in: 1Non-completion rate (percentage) 2000–01 16 1999–2000 17 1998–99 17 1997–98 17 1 Non-completion is regarded as those who do not gain a qualification from their original course or from any other course and do not transfer to another institution. Source:
HEFCE Performance IndicatorsFigures published in 2003 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show that the UK as a whole has one of the lowest non-completion rates among OECD countries.