Information on the numbers of courses offered by institutions is not held centrally. The following tables show the number of students enrolled on science courses since 1997.
Region of institution 1997-98 1998-99 North 27,970 29,850 North West 62,540 66,125 Yorkshire and Humberside 51,645 54,420 East Midlands 36,450 37,350 West Midlands 44,090 45,300 East Anglia 9,165 9,765 South East 79,960 79,645 South West 36,235 38,170 Greater London 81,760 83,735 Total English Regions 429,815 444,360 The Tees Valley 6,005 5,740
Region of institution 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 North East 30,435 31,600 31,090 34,740 36,130 36,285 North West 68,570 70,760 71,000 77,570 82,135 81,925 Yorkshire and Humberside 55,725 56,095 56,105 64,210 62,235 62,320 East Midlands 36,190 37,345 38,410 42,850 46,895 46,470 West Midlands 46,315 47,995 49,500 54,595 57,415 57,350 Eastern 33,890 33,065 34,680 39,900 39,095 42,080 South East 52,620 53,370 54,200 59,815 103,220 110,420 South West 38,770 39,785 41,330 45,010 47,355 47,550 Greater London 89,715 93,975 98,040 105,845 106,410 109,870 Total English Regions 452,230 463,990 474,360 524,540 580,885 594,270 The Tees Valley 7,310 9,020 8,450 10,360 11,070 10,655 1 Based on a snapshot count of students, as at 1 December each year. 2 A new method of allocating students to subject groups was introduced in 2002-03, the main effect of which was to increase the number of students allocated to specific named subjects and decrease the number of students allocated to "Combined Subject" courses. This will have contributed to the rise in science enrolments between 2001-02 and 2002-03. Science includes medicine/dentistry, subjects allied to medicine, biological sciences, veterinary sciences, veterinary science, agriculture, physical sciences, mathematical sciences, computer science, engineering/technology and architecture. 3 The classification of Government Office regions was revised in 2000-01. Merseyside has been included with the north west. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student record. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.
Enrolments by Region 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 National Office 25,394 716 674 East England 50,529 41,182 38,906 East Midlands 39,945 30,263 29,877 Greater London 86,676 72,696 64,060 North-East 35,756 30,567 27,992 North-West 85,789 75,601 68,740 South-East 81,984 71,333 69,410 South-West 42,660 38,143 40,495 West Midlands 70,339 58,726 54,783 Yorkshire and Humberside 52,353 50,926 45,789 National Total 571,425 47U.153 440,726 National Total—All FE Enrolments —All Subjects 8,249,256 7,872,271 7,845,818
Enrolments at Tees Valley Local LSC 2002-03 Tees Valley 14,669 2003-04 Tees Valley 12,515 2004-05 Tees Valley 12,475 Note: FE learning aim enrolments on aims classified as being in the 'Science and Mathematics' area of learning are given. Area of Learning is used rather than sector subject area as there are more historical data using this classification. Local office classification is based on the relation between providers and their lead LLSC. Data are not supplied for prior to 2002-03 as the definitions of programme areas and how to count learners changed at that point. Source: Learning and Skills Council (LSC) Individualised Learner Record 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05