Statistics Publication Notice
Higher Education Students in Higher Education Institutions in Scotland: 2001-02
20th March 2003
A Scottish Executive National Statistics Publication
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Higher Education Students in Higher Education Institutions in Scotland: 2001-02 is published today by the Scottish Executive on the Scottish Executive website. The data contained with this publication generally cover the period 1996-97 to 2001-02.
The main points are as follows:
- There were 208,538 students attending higher education courses in HEIs in Scotland in 2001-02, a rise of 18,574 (9.8 per cent) on the previous year. Between 1996-97 and 2001-02 there was a rise of 36,574 (21.3 per cent) (Table1).
- In 1996-97, 53 per cent of higher education students in HEIs were female. By 2001-02 this figure had risen to 56 per cent. Over the same period the numbers of higher education students in HEIs increased for both genders. However significantly higher percentage increases in the number of female students occurred at all levels of study over the period (Table 2).
- The number of higher education students in HEIs aged under 25 rose in each year between 1996-97 and 2001-02 (by 13 per cent overall). However the share that such students represented of all higher education students in HEIs fell over the period from 61 per cent to 57 per cent (Table 5).
- The proportion of higher education students studying part-time in HEIs rose from 25 per cent in 1996-97 to 32 per cent in 2001-02. While there was an 11 per cent increase in the number of full-time students over the period, the 53 per cent increase in the number of part-time students demonstrates the growth of part-time higher education study in HEIs (Table 1).
- Business administration was consistently the most popular area of study during the period 1996-97 to 2001-02, accounting for 19 per cent of higher education students in HEIs in 2001-02 (Table 3).
- The number of higher education students studying to sub-degree level in HEIs increased by 72 per cent between 1996-97 and 2001-02. This increase took the sub-degree share of all higher education students in HEIs from 13 per cent to 18 per cent over the period. Postgraduate study also increased significantly over the period. Between 1996-97 and 2001-02 there was a 26 per cent increase in the number of postgraduate higher education students in Scottish HEIs (Table 2).
The following tables are available on the Scottish Executive website:
Table 1 - Higher education students in higher education institutions in Scotland by year, gender and mode of attendance
Table 2 - Higher education students in higher education institutions in Scotland by year, level of study and gender
Table 3 - Higher education students in higher education institutions in Scotland by subject and year
Table 4 - Higher education students in higher education institutions in Scotland by year, level of study, mode and domicile
Table 5 - Higher education students in higher education institutions in Scotland by year, level of study and age
Table 6 - Higher education students in higher education institutions in Scotland by institution, level of study and year
Table 7 - Entrants to higher education courses in higher education institutions in Scotland by year, level of study and gender
Table 8 - Full-time undergraduate entrants to higher education courses in higher education institutions in Scotland by year, level of study and age
Table 9 - Initial primary and secondary teacher education, intakes, numbers on courses and output by year
Table 10 - Higher education graduates and diplomates from higher education institutions in Scotland by year, level of study and gender
Table 11 - Higher education graduates and diplomates from higher education institutions in Scotland by subject and year
NOTES TO NEWS EDITORS
1. These statistics are collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) from Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
2. All figures in the tables relate to students on higher education courses in HEIs. They do not include students on further education courses in HEIs or those on non-credit bearing courses. Information from the Open University in Scotland is also excluded from this release.
3. This release gives data for a number of years to allow trends to be identified more easily. In doing this, some data have been reclassified, and so may no longer concur with previously published data. Where this is the case, this publication should be assumed to supersede any previous publications containing these data for previous years.
4. In particular the 2001-02 total includes 9,879 students attending higher education courses at Bell College and 8 of the partner colleges of the UHI Millennium Institute. These two institutions were previously included among further education colleges. For comparison on a consistent basis, if the students attending these 2 HEIs are excluded from the 2001-02 figures, there were 198,659 students attending higher education courses in the remaining HEIs in Scotland, a rise of 8,695 (4.6 per cent) on the previous year.
5. This is a National Statistics publication. National Statistics are produced to high professional standards set out in the National Statistics Code of Practice. They undergo regular quality assurance reviews to ensure that they meet customer needs. They are produced free from any political interference.
6. This news release, together with associated tables listed above, is published on the Scottish Executive web-site at www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/educ.htm under Higher Education. Those without Internet access should contact Hugh McAloon (details below) for a printed version of this News Release.
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