HC Deb 10 March 1975 vol 888 c16W
Mr. Carter

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many post-graduate students there are currently studying in British universities; what percentage of these is foreign students; and what are their countries of origin.

Mr. Prentice

There are about 47,000 full-time post-graduate students, of whom 33 per cent. are from overseas. I will write to my hon. Friend as soon as possible, listing the country of origin of overseas full-time post-graduates in 1973–74, the latest year for which this information is available.