Leavers (Qualifications) (Hansard, 9 May 1986)

§ Mr. Forman

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will set out in tabular form the number of graduates or qualified leavers from other institutions of higher education in Great Britain for every year from 1970 to the latest available date, together with such information as he has as to the comparable figures for France, West Germany, Italy Japan and the United States of America;

(2) if he will set out in tabular form the number of qualified leavers, the age participation index and the qualified participation index for higher education in Great Britain for every year from 1970 to the latest available date, together with such information, as he has as to the comparable figures for France, West Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States of America.

§ Mr. Walden

Data in the form requested are not available for all years. The table shows such data as are readily available and can be provided without disproportionate cost.

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	New entrants to higher education per relevant population⁽¹⁾	Numbers qualifying for higher education per relevant population⁽¹⁾	Higher education output⁽⁹⁾
						Number	Rate⁽¹⁰⁾	Number	Rate⁽¹⁰⁾	Number	Rate⁽¹⁰⁾
	1970	1975	1982	1970	1982	1970	1970	1978	1978	1982	1982
	per cent.	per cent.	per cent.	per cent.	per cent.	000s	per cent.	000s	per cent.	000s	per cent.
France	n.a.	27.5	34.1	20	⁽⁶⁾25	not available on a consistent basis	⁽¹¹⁾213	⁽¹¹⁾25
Germany	15.3	19.5	27.8	11	26		⁽¹¹⁾191	⁽¹¹⁾21
Italy	⁽²⁾25.6	⁽²⁾31.1	^{(2) (3)}27.6	34	⁽⁷⁾39	61	9	78	10	75	9
Japan	⁽⁴⁾24.3	⁽⁴⁾39.0	⁽⁴⁾34.2	74	86	366	17	⁽¹²⁾558	⁽¹²⁾35	⁽¹²⁾551	⁽¹²⁾34
USA	⁽⁴⁾55.l	⁽⁴⁾60.0	⁽⁴⁾61.2	76	⁽⁷⁾72	1,066	32	^{(13) (14)}1,488	^{(13) (14)}37	^{(11) (14)}1,388	^{(11) (14)}32
UK	⁽⁵⁾28.2	⁽⁵⁾30.0	^{(3) (5)}30.1	⁽⁸⁾20	⁽⁸22	⁽¹⁵⁾182	⁽¹⁵⁾20	⁽¹⁵⁾235	⁽¹⁵⁾30	^{(3) (15)}227	^{(3) (15)}25
n.a. Not available.
⁽¹⁾ As a percentage of the average population in the most relevant age group.
⁽²⁾ First year students.
⁽³⁾ 1983.
⁽⁴⁾ Includes private sector and possibly some re-entrants.
⁽⁵⁾ Overseas students and those already with a higher education qualification excluded. Excludes students studying for higher education qualifications outside public education other than nursing and paramedical at DHSS establishments. If all correspondence courses and private sector higher education were included then UK figure would be around 40 per cent, in 1982.
⁽⁶⁾1979.
⁽⁷⁾ 1980.
⁽⁸⁾ Percentage gaining 1 or more A-levels or Scottish equivalent. Rates for 2 or more A-levels are 14 per cent, and 16 per cent, respectively. Other non-advanced qualifications are accepted for entry to higher education.
⁽⁹⁾ Excluding postgraduates.
⁽¹⁰⁾ Related to single young age group relating to the likely qualification ages.
⁽¹¹⁾1981.
⁽¹²⁾ Includes private sector and correspondence courses.
⁽¹³⁾ 1976.
⁽¹⁴⁾ Includes private sector.
⁽¹⁵⁾ Includes estimates for professional qualifications, and nursing and paramedical courses under the auspices of the DHSS. Excludes private sector.

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