HC Deb 24 February 1955 vol 537 c186W
73. Mr. C. I. Orr-Ewing

asked the Minister of Education what are the numbers in the United Kingdom of science and technology students per 1,000 of the population.

Sir D. Eccles

For full-time students in universities and technical colleges the proportion is about 1.1 student per 1,000 of population. There are also many students taking part-time courses in these subjects in technical colleges.