HC Deb 22 April 2004 vol 420 cc638-9W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the age profile is of part-time undergraduate students in the UK. [152684]

Alan Johnson

The available information is given in the table.

Part time undergraduate enrolments11 at UK institutions 2002/03
Age band Number
Under 18 years 2,285
18 to 24 years 73,926
25 to 34 years 138,599
35 to 44 years 141,947
45 to 54 years 77,916
55 to 64 years 33,839
65 years and over 21,446
Unknown 9,935
Total 499,893
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency(HESA).