Robert Halfon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Halfon on 2014-04-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people have applied for part-time higher education courses each year since 2004.
Mr David Willetts
Statistics are not available on applicants to part-time higher education courses as there is no centralised application service for part-time study. However, statistics on entrants to part-time courses at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and have been provided back to the academic year 2004/05 in the following table.
Information on enrolments at UK HEIs in the academic year 2013/14 will become available from HESA in January 2015.
Entrants(1) part-time courses by level of study
Academic years 2004/05 to 2012/13
UK Higher Education Institutions
|
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
|
|
Postgraduate part-time |
108,920 |
113,955 |
116,215 |
116,320 |
128,945 |
132,745 |
127,925 |
109,535 |
102,190 |
|
Undergraduate part-time |
317,785 |
336,415 |
341,030 |
331,950 |
344,475 |
335,050 |
301,490 |
278,575 |
199,905 |
|
Total part-time |
426,710 |
450,370 |
457,245 |
448,275 |
473,420 |
467,795 |
429,415 |
388,115 |
302,095 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency
Note:
(1) Entrants refer to those students entering their first year of study.
(2) Includes entrants from all domiciles (UK, EU and other overseas countries)
