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Modern Languages

Volume 403: debated on Monday 14 April 2003

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) students enrolled on modern languages degrees and (b) young people entered higher education in each year since 1995. [99627]

The available information is given in the table.

Entrants1 aged under 21 to first degree courses HEIs in the UK
Academic yearModern language coursesAll first degree courses
1995–964,258215,395
1996–974,114223,661
1997–984,154241,760
1998–993,552241,439
1999–20003,431244,660
2000–013,250246,104
2001–023,030255,357
1Home and overseas students on full-time and part-time courses. Excludes combined courses which may include modules in modern language.