HC Deb 26 July 1990 vol 177 cc566-7W
Mr. Kilfedder

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the number of Northern Ireland domiciled undergraduate entrants to British universities and Irish universities, outwith Northern Ireland, in each year since 1968.

Dr. Mawhinney

The information is as follows:

Academic year British Universities Republic of Ireland Universities
1968–69 326 359
1969–70 418 211
1970–71 508 171
1971–72 569 148
1972–73 754 106
1973–74 746 168
1974–75 674 143
1975–76 716 132
1976–77 681 154
1977–78 753 158
1978–79 764 192
1979–80 767 162
1980–81 884 131
1981–82 835 144
1982–83 813 140
1983–84 954 118
1984–85 944 118
1985–86 996 82
1986–87 1,096 99
1987–88 1,215 61
1988–89 1,288 62