HC Deb 02 July 1990 vol 175 cc407-8W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the number of home students currently in higher education, both full-time and sandwich students other than postgraduates in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom as a whole;

(2) what is the number of full-time home postgraduate students studying at levels beyond first degree in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom as a whole.

Mr. Jackson

The information is as follows.

Home students in higher education in the United Kingdom by country of study and level of courses, 1987–88
Country of study Postgraduate First degree and other higher education Total
England 37.7 405.6 443.2
Wales 2.6 27.1 29.7
Scotland 6.0 70.8 76.8

Country of study Postgraduate First degree and other higher education Total
Northern Ireland1 1.3 14.5 15.8
United Kingdom 47.6 517.9 565.5
1 Data for students in higher education outside universities relate to 1986–87.

Source: Education Statistics for the United Kingdom, 1989 edition (HMSO).