Table 5: GB Higher education numbers from 1960/61 and statistical projections to 1995/96
CENTRAL PROJECTION
VARIANTS
Academic
year
January 18 age
Age
Home
group
Qualified leavers2
part'n
rate
entrants
under 21
Mature
Overseas
Ali
initial
Total
entrants
entrants
entrants
student
numbers
Low
High
(000's)
(000's)
(%)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
(000's)
1960/61
700
43.0
6.9
48
14
62
179.0
1961/62
735
48.6
6.9
51
13
64
192.5
1962/63
749
56.6
7.2
54
15
69
215.9
1963/64
745
60.0
8.1
60
17
77
237.0
1964/65
848
68.3
8.0
68
20
88
268.3
1965/66
906
82.9
8.9
81
21
102
303.0
1966/67
834
85.5
10.5
87.6
17.7
6.1
111.4
339.2
1967/68
790
89.9
11.8
92.9
23.2
5.6
121.7
379.0
1968/69 763
94.5
12.8
97.4
27.7
5.6
130.7
410.4
1969/70 741
97.6
13.7
101.2
26.7
5.7
133.6
429.9
1970/71
1971/72
744
102.4
13.8
102.6
27.3
6.1
136.2
446.3
760
108.1
14.0
106.1
29.2
6.9
142.1
463.8
1972/73 752
109.9
14.2
106.9
28.1
7.7
142.7
473.4
1973/74
752
111.9
14.0
105.2
29.6
9.6
144.3
480.9
1974/75 776
113.1
13.6
105.5
30.5
11.9
147.9
487.0
1975/76
880
115.3
13.4
107.4
31.4
15.2
154.0
504.7
800
(1976/77) (822)
(122.2)
(13.0)
(107.2)
(33.0)
(17.1)
(157.5)
(516.0)
1976/773 822
122.2
13.5
110.9
31.7
16.3
158.9
519.6
519.6
519.6
1977/78
831
128.6
13.5
112.4
29.5
14.2
156.1
522.1
521.2
523.9
1978/79
859
132.9
13.6
117.1
29.8
13.0
159.9
526.0
521.3
530.7
1979/80 881
138.7
13.9
122.5
30.0
12.2
164.7
531.8
521.3
543.0
1980/81
906
144.8
14.2
128.5
30.1
11.4
170.0
545.7
527.2
565.5
1981/82
918
149.9
14.6
134.4
30.3
10.8
175.5
563.6
533.5
590.0
1982/83
941
153.6
14.9
140.2
30.3
10.8
181.3
581.2
542.0
616.6
1983/84
926
155.4
15.2
140.4
181.5
594.4
548.0
635.8
1984/85
909
155.7
15.4
140.1
181.2
601.9
550.9
648.0
1985/86 893 1986/87
156.1
15.7
139.9
as above
181.0
603.5
549.3
653.4
878
15.9
139.9
as above
181.0
603.1
545.9
656.4
1987/88
855
16.2
138.4
179.5
601.3
541.6
657.8
1988/89 842
16.5
138.5
179.6
599.8
537.5
659.3
1989/90
834
16.7
139.3
180.4
599.2
534.4
661.8
1990/91
777
17.0
131.8
172.9
592.1
525.8
656.7
1991/92
729
17.2
125.5
166.6
579.2
512.4
644.7
1992/93 693
17.5
121.1
162.2
561.2
494.8
626.8
1993/94
652
17.7
115.7
156.8
542.7
476.9
607.9
1994/95 630
18.0
113.4
154.5
528.5
462.9
593.7
(1995/96) (622)
[18.17 (18-3)
(113.6)
(154.7)
(519.5)
(453.5)
(585.4)
The above figures are for Great Britain. The Scottish Education Department have made separate projections for total higher education student numbers in Scotland (including students at Scottish universities) as follows:
1976 (Actual)
1981
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
625
67
73
76
60
67
74
78
88888
68
76
82
888888
69
78
86
8888
69
79
8888
69
80
89
82895
69
79
90
8888888
68
78
89
Low
Central projection High
69
Notes:
ivi
1 Allowing for fees and quota restraints
2Qualified leavers are those with 2 or more A levels or 3 or more Scottish H levels
3 Estimated at time of projection. Bracketed figures give the latest provisional figures for 1976/77