Mature Students Mr. Hayes To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many and what percentage of mature students began their course aged (a) 21 to 35, (b) 26 to 30, (c) 31 to 40, (d) 41 to 50, (e) 51 to 60 and (f) over 61 years of age in the most recent period for which figures are available. Bill Rammell The latest available information is given in the table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Age group |Number |Percentage| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |21-25 |199,865|34.0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |26-30 |106,990|18.2 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |31-40 |139,005|23.6 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |41-50 |91,895 |15,6 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |51-60 |34,805 |5.9 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |61 and over |15,395 |2.6 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Total |587,965|100.0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 Includes full-time and part-time students from the UK and overseas.2 Includes undergraduate and postgraduate courses.Notes:1. Figures are on a HESA standard registration population basis and have been rounded to the nearest five so components may not sum to total.2. Figures exclude a small proportion of students with unknown age.Source:Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mr. Hayes To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many and what percentage of people studying a part-time level-4 qualification were aged (a) 18 to 21, (b) 22 to 25, (c) 26 to 30, (d) 31 to 40, (e) 41 to 50, (f) 51 to 60 and (g) over 60 years of age in the most recent year for which figures are available. Bill Rammell The latest available information is given in the table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Age group |Number |Percentage| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |18-21 |46,110 |9.2 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |22-25 |65,600 |13.1 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |26-30 |73,770 |14.7 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |31-40 |135,395|27.0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |41-50 |106,435|21.3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |51-60 |46,075 |9.2 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |61 and over |27,335 |5.5 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |500,720|100.0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Includes students from the UK and overseas.2 Includes all undergraduate qualifications.Notes:1. Figures are on a HESA standard registration population basis and have been rounded to the nearest five.2. Figures exclude a small proportion of students with unknown age,Source:Higher Education Statistics Agency (HISA)| | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------