§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of 18-year-olds in relation to total population in England went to university as at 1st November in each year from 1960 to 1968.
§ Mr. Edward ShortThe position in England and Wales is set out in the Table below.
18 year old entrants to Universities in England and Wales Population aged 18 in England and Wales Column 1 as a percentage of Column 2 per cent. 1960–61 … 11,035 609,000 1.81 1961–62 … 12,759 643,000 1.98 1962–63 … 13,752 709,000 1.94 1963–64 … 13,724 650,000 2.11 1964–65 … 15,791 771,000 2.05 1965–66 … 19,049 834,000 2.28 1966–67 … 18,196 757,000 2.40 Notes:
1. Column 2 relates to figures for the 1st January following the date of the "entrants" figures in column 1.
2. Column 1 relates to total entrants. There is no breakdown of domicile of entrants for all the years in question.
3. Figures later than 1966–67 are not available.