Postgraduate Students (Hansard, 27 June 1989)

HC Deb 27 June 1989 vol 155 c412W 412W

§ Sir William Shelton
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of United Kingdom students enrolled in postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom in each year since 1979.

Mr. Jackson
The numbers of home students enrolled in postgraduate studies in United Kingdom public institutions are as follows (thousands).

Number (Thousands)

1979–80 81.5

1980–81 84.8

1981–82 85.0

1982–83 84.6

1983–84 87.1

1984–85 91.0

1985–86 90.7

1986–87 100.2

1987–88 103.7

These figures exclude the Open University (1,300 in 1986–87).

	Number (Thousands)
1979–80	81.5
1980–81	84.8
1981–82	85.0
1982–83	84.6
1983–84	87.1
1984–85	91.0
1985–86	90.7
1986–87	100.2
1987–88	103.7