HC Deb 10 February 1989 vol 146 c841W
Mr. Andrew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of(a) overseas students and (b) students over 25, excluding post-graduates, in higher education for each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Jackson

Readily available information for years 1979, 1983 and 1987 are shown in the following table.

First year full-time students in higher education in Great Britain
Thousands
Academic year beginning in
1979 1983 1987
Students from abroad 28.0 24.8 32.8
Undergraduates aged 25 and over 24.2 26.0 30.5