§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of young people currently enter higher education; and what comparisons he has made with the numbers entering in(a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) each member of the European Union.[3039]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansInformation is available on a comparable basis for 1993 and is as follows:428W
Country of domicile Students entering higher education for the first time as a percentage of population1 Wales 31.5 England 28.4 Scotland 35.4 GB 29.7 1 Home domiciled students aged under 21 entering full-time higher education for the first time anywhere in Great Britain as a percentage of the average of the number of 18 and 19-year-olds in each home country. Data are available for European Union countries on a slightly different basis for 1992 and are as follows:
Country Number of new entrants to full-time university education as a percentage of persons of starting age Belgium 27.3 Denmark 41.5 France 30.6 Germany (FTFR) 35.3 Germany 33.0 Greece 15.9 Ireland 22.1 Italy 41.3 Netherlands 40.1 Spain 43.3 United Kingdom 26.6 Source:
Education at a Glance OECD 1995.