§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked 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.
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§ Mr. BrookeThe 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