§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many students there are from ethnic minority groups in higher education; and what was the figure in 1979 and 1989. [28090]
§ Mr. ForthInformation on the ethnicity of higher education students in 1979–80 and 1989–90 was not collected centrally. Information for 1995–96 is as follows:
Home entrants to higher education in higher education institutions in the UK 1995–96 (provisional) Ethnic group Number (thousands) White 472.2 Black Caribbean 7.0 Black African 9.3 Black other 3.0 Indian 14.8 Pakistani 7.7
§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the total number of students in higher education; and what was the figure in 1979 and 1989 [28088]
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§ Mr. ForthThe information is given in the following table:
Total higher education students Academic year Number (thousands) 1979–801 708.2 1989–901 977.7 1995–962 1,650.6 1 Great Britain, excluding the Open university.2 Provisional. United Kingdom, excluding the Open university.
§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many mature students there are in higher education; and what was the number in 1979 and 1989. [28089]
§ Mr. ForthThe information is given in the following table:
Mature1 students in higher education Academic year Number (thousands) 1979–802 350.0 1989–902 532.1 1995–963 987.4 1 Those aged 21 and over on an undergraduate course, and those aged 25 and over on a postgraduate course. 2 Great Britain, excluding the Open university. 3 Provisional. United Kingdom, excluding the Open university.
§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many women are now in higher education; and what was the figure for 1979 and 1989. [28225]
§ Mr. ForthThe information is given in the following table:
Female students in higher education Academic year Number (thousands) 1979–801 253.4 1989–901 433.0 1995–962 828.9 1 Great Britain, excluding the Open university. 2 Provisional. United Kingdom, excluding the Open university.