§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the numbers and percentages of students in higher education undertaking two-year diploma courses and three and four-year degree courses in each of the past 10 years.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 25 April 1994]: The information readily available is in respect of 1992–93. The number and percentage of students in higher education in Scotland undertaking three and four-year degree courses, higher national diploma courses and other higher education is given in the table.
Full-time undergraduate students Number Percentage Three-year degree 16,499 15 Four-year degree 57,604 54 Other degree (length not known) 10,893 10 HND (two-year courses) 12,244 11 Other qualification 10,148 9 Total students in higher education 107,388 100