Mature Students (Hansard, 8 November 1999)

HC Deb 08 November 1999 vol 337 c433W 433W

§ Miss McIntosh
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will estimate the number of mature students at universities and other higher education establishments for the years(a) 1989, (b) 1994 and (c) 1999; and if he will make a statement. [97370]

§ Mr. Wicks
Information for 1999–2000 is not yet available. The most recent data are shown in the table.

Mature¹Home Domiciled Higher Education Students² in Great Britain

1989–90 1994–95 1998–99

Full-time 234,755 441,011 430,978

Part-time 338,823 505,619 630,603

Total 573,583 946,630 1,061,581

¹ Postgraduates aged 25 or over, and undergraduates aged 21 or over.

² Higher education and further education establishments including the Open University.

Mature¹Home Domiciled Higher Education Students² in Great Britain
	1989–90	1994–95	1998–99
Full-time	234,755	441,011	430,978
Part-time	338,823	505,619	630,603
Total	573,583	946,630	1,061,581
¹ Postgraduates aged 25 or over, and undergraduates aged 21 or over.
² Higher education and further education establishments including the Open University.