§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will state(a) how many people were awarded undergraduate degrees by United Kingdom institutions in each year from 1974 to date, (b) how many people commenced postgraduate degree courses in each of these years and (c) how many of those commencing courses were in receipt of Government-funded postgraduate awards.
§ Mr. FormanThe number of undergraduates awarded degrees from United Kingdom higher education institutions were as follows:
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Number 1980–81 105,000 1981–82 102,000 1982–83 100,500 1983–84 116,000 1984–85 121,400 1985–86 121,200 1986–87 124,700 1987–88 127,300 1988–89 129,600 The number of students commencing postgraduate degree courses at higher education institutions in the United Kingdom for each of the academic years 1979–80 to 1990–91 were as follows:
Number 1979–80 55,400 1980–81 56,000 1981–82 59,900 1982–83 57,500 1983–84 61,000 1984–85 63,600 1985–86 68,500 1986–87 73,000 1987–88 74,000 1988–89 78,900 1989–90 85,400 1990–91 98,000 The figures for postgraduate students in receipt of Government-funded awards were as follows:
Number 1979–80 10,500 1980–81 10,400 1981–82 9,300 1982–83 9,100 1983–84 9,000 1985–86 9,500 1986–87 9,300 1987–88 8,700 1988–89 8,700 1989–90 9,400