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Overseas Students

Volume 463: debated on Monday 3 September 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what proportion of students at universities in England were from overseas in each year since 1990-91. (150669)

The available information is given in the tables:

Proportion of overseas students1 in higher education in the UK 1990/91 to 1993/94

Academic year

UK domiciled students

Non UK domiciled students

Proportion of non UK domiciled students (percentage)

1990/91

1,094,935

80,630

6.9

1991/92

1,211,385

88,655

6.8

1992/93

1,333,355

110,295

7.6

1993/94

1,450,425

128,510

8.1

1 Includes HE level students taught in higher education and further education establishments.

Note:

Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.

Source:

The Universities Statistical Record (USR) and the education departments of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Proportion of overseas students in UK higher education institutions 1994/95 to 2005/06 Academic yearUK domiciled studentsNon UK domiciled studentsProportion of non UK domiciled students (percentage)1994/951,380,620153,74510.01995/961,497,185184,62511.01996/971,532,205186,70510.91997/981,558,585200,96511.41998/991,598,945207,13011.51999/20001,604,520211,84011.72000/011,643,865219,72511.82001/021,699,885227,27011.82002/031,764,945255,23512.62003/041,832,975275,48013.12004/051,870,715288,43013.42005/061,880,230296,10513.6 Notes:1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5. 2. Proportions are based upon figures calculated on a snapshot basis as at the 1 December to maintain a consistent time series across all years. 3. Figures cover postgraduate and undergraduate students on full-time and part-time courses. Source: The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).