HC Deb 13 December 1995 vol 268 c691W
15. Mr. Wolfson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the current graduation rate in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) the other European Union. [3882]

Mr. Forth

In 1992, the United Kingdom rate was over 20 per cent.—virtually double the European Union average for Bachelor's degrees of about 10 per cent. and second only to Denmark's rate of some 22 per cent. Since 1992, our graduation rate has risen further as a result of recent increases in participation.