To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students from England who have studied for higher education qualifications at (a) higher education institutions and (b) further education institutions in (i) Northern Ireland, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales in each of the last five years.
Answered on
16 February 2016
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on students enrolled at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in the annual Statistical First Release (SFR) “Enrolments and Qualifications in Higher Education”, which is available at the following link: https://hesa.ac.uk/sfr224.
The number of English-domiciled students studying at Welsh, Scottish, and Northern Irish HEIs is presented in the following table:
English-Domiciled Enrolments by Country of Institution | |||||
UK Higher Education Institutions | |||||
Academic Years 2010/11 to 2014/15 | |||||
2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | |
Welsh HEIs | 35,210 | 37,705 | 36,985 | 37,420 | 36,790 |
Scottish HEIs | 24,010 | 23,805 | 23,480 | 22,535 | 23,510 |
Northern Irish HEIs | 1,135 | 1,535 | 1,710 | 1,875 | 2,540 |
Source: HESA Student Record | |||||
Note: figures have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 | |||||
The step increase in the number of English enrolments at Northern Irish HEIs in 2014/15 is a result of the University of Ulster running business programmes at its London and Birmingham campuses.
Information on students enrolled at Further Education Institutions in different UK countries is not collected by HESA and is available from the respective administrations.