§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) full-time students and (b) full-time equivalent students attended (i) Scottish universities and (ii) colleges, further education colleges and central institutions in 1979 and 1984; and what is his estimate for the numbers in each category in 1988.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information requested is given in the table. Projections of students in Scottish universities are not available for 1987–88.
Full-time and full-lime equivalent students in tertiary education in Scotland 1978–79 1983–84 1987–88 Universities Full-time 43,000 44,800 n/a Full-time equivalents 44,300 46,500 n/a Central Institutions* Full-time 10,800 14,300 24,500 Full-time equivalents 11,100 15,900 26,800 Colleges of Education Full-time 7,600 5,500 6,100 Full-time equivalents 9,000 7,100 7,500 Education Authority Colleges† Full-time 26,700 38,900 30,300 Full-time equivalents 65,700 75,700 65,800 * Includes DAFS central institutions for all years and Napier college and Glasgow college of technology in 1987–88. † Includes Napier college and Glasgow college of technology in 1978–79 and 1983–84