asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students attended universities in Scotland for each year from 1960 to 1978; and what percentage of the total number of students at British universities these figures represent.
Following is the information:
FULL-TIME AND SANDWICH COURSE STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITIES IN SCOTLAND | ||
Academic year | Number | As percentage of total number at universities in Great Britain |
1960–61 | 18,529 | 17·2 |
1961–62 | 19,433 | 17·2 |
1962–63 | 20,573 | 17·3 |
1963–64 | 21,921 | 17·3 |
1964–65 | 25,283 | 18·2 |
1965–66 | 28,117 | 16·7 |
1966–67 | 29,748 | 16·1 |
1967–68 | 32,092 | 16·1 |
1968–69 | 33,809 | 16·0 |
1969–70 | 35,199 | 16·1 |
1970–71 | 36,579 | 16·0 |
1971–72 | 37,804 | 16·1 |
1972–73 | 38,367 | 16·0 |
1973–74 | 38,953 | 16·0 |
1974–75 | 39,744 | 15·9 |
1975–76 | 40,548 | 15·5 |
1976–77 | 41,635 | 15·3 |
1977–78* | 41,592 | 14·8 |
*Provisional. |
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether a higher percentage of young persons resident in Scotland receive a university or equivalent higher education than elsewhere in the United Kingdom; and what are the respective percentages.
In 1976–77, Scottish-domiciled first-time entrants to higher education in the United Kingdom, aged under 21, represented about 16 per cent. of the age group, as compared with about 13 per cent. for entrants from the rest of the United Kingdom.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of students at Scottish universities are taken up by students whose residence is (a) in Scotland, or (b) elsewhere in the United Kingdom by each of the years from 1960 to 1978.
The following table shows for the academic years 1974–75 to 1976–77 the percentage of full-time and sandwich course students at Scottish universities by country of domicile. Comparable information is not available for earlier years:
Country of domicile | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77* |
Scotland | 75·8 | 75·4 | 75·3 |
Elsewhere in the United Kingdom | 15·5 | 15·2 | 15·3 |
Outside the United Kingdom | 8·7 | 9·4 | 9·4 |
Total | 100·0 | 100·0 | 100·0 |
*Provisional. |