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Mr. Andrew F. Bennett
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of students graduating in each of the last 10 years in civil engineering in (a) universities and (b) public sector higher education.
Mr. Brooke
The information is as follows:
| Civil engineering graduates | ||||
| GB universities | United Kingdom CNAA* | |||
| First degree | Higher degree | First degree | Higher degree | |
| 1974 | 1,583 | 447 | 596 | — |
| 1975 | 1,678 | 553 | 657 | — |
| 1976 | 1,704 | 517 | 623 | — |
| 1977 | 1,780 | 516 | 793 | — |
| 1978 | 1,816 | 524 | 776 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1,943 | 468 | 733 | — |
| 1980 | 1,989 | 545 | 995 | — |
| 1981 | 1,945 | 564 | 932 | 11 |
| 1982 | 1,790 | 599 | 640 | 16 |
| 1983 | 1,756 | 659 | 662 | 6 |
| * Degrees processed during the year, not those awarded. | ||||