Students (Hansard, 25 November 1996)

HC Deb 25 November 1996 vol 286 cc13-4W 13W

§ Mr. Jim Cunningham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) full-time students and (b) part-time students have entered the higher education sector (i) nationally and (ii) in the west midlands in each year since 1992; and what was each figure as a percentage change on the previous year. [4899]

§ Mr. Forth
The available information is as follows:

Undergraduate entrants to higher education

1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96

England

Full-time entrants 298,070 321,308 325,649 334,189

Per cent. change over previous year 16.2 7.8 1.4 2.6

Part-time entrants¹ 135,403 135,830 145,901 157,994

Per cent. change over previous year -0.5 0.3 7.4 8.3

West Midlands

Full-time entrants 25,902 28,854 31,860 33,686

Per cent. change over previous year 11.4 10.4 5.7 5.3

14W

Undergraduate entrants to higher education

1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96

Part-time entrants¹ 17,053 16,781 21,021 20,133

Per cent. Change over previous year 3.2 -1.6 25.3 -4.2

¹ Includes mainstreamed continuing education from 1994–95.