HC Deb 29 March 2004 vol 419 cc1187-8W
Mr. Beith

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of students in(a) the North East of England, (b) England and Wales and (c) UK universities have been mature students in each of the last 15 years. [150627]

Alan Johnson

The proportions of undergraduate enrolments from mature students are given in the table.

Proportion of undergraduate enrolments who were mature students by location of HE institution
Percentage
Academic Year North East1,2 England and Wales1 GB
1988–89 3 n/a 56
1989–90 3 n/a 56
1990–91 3 n/a 56
1991–92 3 n/a 56
1992–93 3 n/a 57
1993–94 3 n/a 58
1994–95 52 61 60
1995–96 55 63 62
1996–97 57 63 62
1997–98 55 62 61
1998–99 53 61 60
1999–2000 53 60 59
2000–01 55 60 59
2001–02 54 60 60
2002–03 55 61 60
1 Data are not available for English and Welsh institutions and North East Institutions for years prior to 1993–94
2 Figures for North East institutions for 1994–95 and 1995–96 do not include those studying HE in FE institutions as the data is not available.
3 Not available

Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency, Learning Skills Council, Universities Statistical Record.

Mr. Beith

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will rank universities by their proportion of mature students in(a) the North East of England, (b) England and Wales and (c) the UK. [150628]

Alan Johnson

The information requested has been placed in the Libraries.