HC Deb 27 February 2003 vol 400 cc677-8W
Paul Farrelly

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many UK students have entered universities in(a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Scotland in each academic year since 1990. [91638]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The latest available figures are shown in the table. Figures for Scotland and Wales are the responsibility of the devolved Administrations of these countries.

UK domiciled entrants to undergraduate courses1
Academic year England2 Wales2 Scotland3 Northern Ireland2
1990–91 328,500 18,000 46,200 9,200
1991–92 377,700 20,500 49,300 9,900
1992–93 415,600 23,600 56,800 10,800
1993–94 437,200 24,300 59,000 11,300
1994–95 460,700 27,200 75,000 12,100
1995–96 477,900 31,200 82,600 15,300

UK domiciled entrants to undergraduate courses1
Academic year England1 Wales2 Scotland3 Northern Ireland2
1996–97 476,100 31,400 91,000 15,400
1997–98 483,700 30,700 95,700 17,600
1998–99 471,300 31,000 97,600 18,300
1999–2000 485,000 32,200 98,700 18,900
2000–01 490,500 34,300 98,800 20,600
2001–024 504,300 36,800 106,200 19,800
1 Entrants to full-time and part-time courses at HE and FE institutions. Excludes students at the Open University.
2 Census count as at 31 December in years up to 1993–94, and as at 1 December in subsequent years.
3 Census count as at 31 December in years up to 1993–94, whole year session counts in subsequent years.
4 Provisional. Includes estimates for HE students in FE colleges.

Note:

Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred.