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Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of students graduated from (a) skills-based and (b) academic degree courses in each year between 1997 and 2003; and if he will make a statement. [153536]
Alan Johnson: The available information on first degree graduates is taken from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record and is given in the table. Figures are given on a subject of study basis.
1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | ||||
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Subject group | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Medicine and dentistry | 5,900 | 2 | 5,842 | 2 | 5,966 | 2 |
Subjects allied to medicine | 16,284 | 6 | 17,593 | 7 | 17,789 | 7 |
Biological sciences | 16,885 | 7 | 17,359 | 7 | 18,449 | 7 |
Veterinary science | 494 | 0 | 528 | 0 | 558 | 0 |
Agriculture and related subjects | 2,266 | 1 | 2,329 | 1 | 2,342 | 1 |
Physical sciences | 13,296 | 5 | 13,056 | 5 | 13,184 | 5 |
Mathematical sciences | 3,939 | 2 | 4,250 | 2 | 4,094 | 2 |
Computer science/IT | 9,991 | 4 | 10,380 | 4 | 11,211 | 4 |
Engineering and technology | 22,574 | 9 | 22,012 | 8 | 20,551 | 8 |
Architecture, building and planning | 7,273 | 3 | 7,223 | 3 | 6,587 | 2 |
Social, economic and political studies | 20,736 | 8 | 21,574 | 8 | 22,715 | 9 |
Law | 9,889 | 4 | 9,982 | 4 | 10,210 | 4 |
Business and administrative studies | 29,401 | 11 | 30,937 | 12 | 31,905 | 12 |
Librarianship and information science | 3,468 | 1 | 3,803 | 1 | 4,597 | 2 |
Languages | 16,388 | 6 | 15,965 | 616,619 | 6 | |
Humanities | 10,391 | 4 | 10,411 | 4 | 10,362 | 4 |
Creative arts and design | 19,390 | 7 | 20,300 | 8 | 21,263 | 8 |
Education | 13,788 | 5 | 13,520 | 5 | 11,935 | 4 |
Combined | 36,400 | 14 | 36,607 | 14 | 34,930 | 13 |
Total | 258,753 | 100 | 263,671 | 100 | 265,267 | 100 |
2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 2,3 | ||||
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Subject group | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Medicine and dentistry | 5,964 | 2 | 6,079 | 2 | 6,114 | 2 |
Subjects allied to medicine | 19,474 | 7 | 20,934 | 8 | 22,252 | 8 |
Biological sciences | 18,550 | 7 | 18,185 | 7 | 23,168 | 8 |
Veterinary science | 581 | 0 | 622 | 0 | 561 | 0 |
Agriculture and related subjects | 2,297 | 1 | 2,315 | 1 | 2,109 | 1 |
Physical sciences | 13,021 | 5 | 12,187 | 5 | 12,096 | 4 |
Mathematical sciences | 4,220 | 2 | 4,066 | 2 | 4,993 | 2 |
Computer science/IT | 12,504 | 5 | 13,857 | 5 | 17,385 | 6 |
Engineering and technology | 19,802 | 7 | 19,760 | 7 | 18,742 | 7 |
Architecture, building and planning | 6,246 | 2 | 6,180 | 2 | 6,267 | 2 |
Social, economic and political studies | 21,982 | 8 | 21,757 | 8 | 24,435 | 9 |
Law | 10,034 | 4 | 9,866 | 4 | 11,405 | 4 |
Business and administrative studies | 32,635 | 12 | 32,628 | 12 | 38,677 | 14 |
Librarianship and information science | 4,547 | 2 | 5,245 | 2 | 7,146 | 3 |
Languages | 16,550 | 6 | 15,488 | 6 | 19,670 | 7 |
Humanities | 9,855 | 4 | 9,816 | 4 | 13,071 | 5 |
Creative arts and design | 22,207 | 8 | 23,026 | 9 | 26,054 | 10 |
Education | 11,784 | 4 | 12,474 | 5 | 9,301 | 3 |
Combined | 33,093 | 12 | 32,569 | 12 | 9,343 | 3 |
Total | 265,346 | 100 | 267,054 | 100 | 272,788 | 100 |
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many and what proportion of students enrolled on (a) skills-based and (b) academic degree courses in each year between 1997 and 2003; and if he will make a statement; [153538]
(2) how many and what proportion of students he estimates will enrol on (a) skills-based and (b) academic degree courses in each year between 2004 and 2010; and if he will make a statement. [153537]
Alan Johnson: The available information on first degree enrolments is taken from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record and is given in the table. Figures are given on a subject of study basis.
Projections of student numbers on a subject basis are not available centrally.
1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | ||||
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Subject group | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Medicine and dentistry | 28,508 | 3 | 29,032 | 3 | 29,202 | 3 |
Subjects allied to medicine | 67,474 | 7 | 72,288 | 7 | 75,517 | 8 |
Biological sciences | 65,932 | 7 | 66,550 | 7 | 67,624 | 7 |
Veterinary science | 2,547 | 0 | 2,689 | 0 | 2,846 | 0 |
Agriculture and related subjects | 7,766 | 1 | 8,045 | 1 | 7,518 | 1 |
Physical sciences | 50,723 | 5 | 50,222 | 5 | 49,113 | 5 |
Mathematical sciences | 15,990 | 2 | 15,677 | 2 | 15,633 | 2 |
Computer science/IT | 47,797 | 5 | 52,008 | 5 | 55,973 | 6 |
Engineering and technology | 87,079 | 9 | 84,783 | 8 | 81,372 | 8 |
Architecture, building and planning | 28,394 | 3 | 27,372 | 3 | 26,561 | 3 |
Social, economic and political studies | 77,561 | 8 | 79,856 | 8 | 81,601 | 8 |
Law | 40,528 | 4 | 40,535 | 4 | 39,457 | 4 |
Business and administrative studies | 112,727 | 11 | 116,658 | 12 | 117,408 | 12 |
Librarianship and information science | 13,789 | 1 | 14,584 | 1 | 17,121 | 2 |
Languages | 63,119 | 6 | 61,487 | 6 | 61,699 | 6 |
Humanities | 36,186 | 4 | 35,127 | 4 | 34,589 | 3 |
Creative arts and design | 73,628 | 7 | 76,576 | 8 | 78,819 | 8 |
Education | 51,896 | 5 | 49,702 | 5 | 47,138 | 5 |
Combined | 117,466 | 12 | 118,576 | 12 | 111,020 | 11 |
Total | 989,110 | 100 | 1,001,767 | 100 | 1,000,211 | 100 |
2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 2,3 | ||||
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Subject group | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Medicine and dentistry | 30,008 | 3 | 31,324 | 3 | 33,063 | 3 |
Subjects allied to medicine | 77,795 | 8 | 84,131 | 8 | 88,535 | 8 |
Biological sciences | 68,108 | 7 | 68,913 | 7 | 93,373 | 9 |
Veterinary science | 3,015 | 0 | 3,251 | 0 | 3,043 | 0 |
Agriculture and related subjects | 7,418 | 1 | 7,418 | 1 | 7,171 | 1 |
Physical sciences | 46,838 | 5 | 44,575 | 4 | 48,111 | 4 |
Mathematical sciences | 15,869 | 2 | 15,974 | 2 | 19,426 | 2 |
Computer science/IT | 62,245 | 6 | 68,709 | 7 | 80,672 | 8 |
Engineering and technology | 79,665 | 8 | 79,777 | 8 | 78,774 | 7 |
Architecture, building and planning | 25,657 | 3 | 25,221 | 2 | 25,543 | 2 |
Social, economic and political studies | 81,517 | 8 | 82,248 | 8 | 96,528 | 9 |
Law | 39,887 | 4 | 41,599 | 4 | 49,936 | 5 |
Business and administrative studies | 118,336 | 12 | 121,012 | 12 | 144,712 | 13 |
Librarianship and information science | 18,608 | 2 | 21,252 | 2 | 29,376 | 3 |
Languages | 59,575 | 6 | 58,275 | 6 | 76,804 | 7 |
Humanities | 34,972 | 3 | 36,042 | 3 | 50,632 | 5 |
Creative arts and design | 82,221 | 8 | 86,515 | 8 | 99,855 | 9 |
Education | 47,704 | 5 | 49,908 | 5 | 38,104 | 4 |
Combined | 104,474 | 10 | 106,184 | 10 | 9,131 | 1 |
Total | 1,003,912 | 100 | 1,032,328 | 100 | 1,072,789 | 100 |
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