HC Deb 29 October 1984 vol 65 cc806-7W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many new enrolments there have been in university education in each year since 1979; and what were the corresponding age participation rates or age participating indices.

Mr. Brooke

The information requested is as follows:

Full-time and sandwich new entrants to universities in Great Britain
Thousands
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84
Postgraduates 29.3 28.8 30.5 30.1 32.2
Undergraduates 83.8 84.7 81.2 78.4 76.2
Total 113.1 113.5 111.7 108.4 108.4

Age participation index
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84
Universities 7.6 7.6 7.4 6.9 6.6