STUDENTS
Table 1 - Students in higher education at Scottish HEIs & FECs by institution type and level of study: 1999-00 to 2005-06
| Total | All students to HEIs | (of which study for the whole of their programme of study (to date) outside of the UK) | All students to FECs |
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All levels |
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1999-00 | 259,390 | 187,380 | 9,810 | 72,005 |
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2000-01 | 262,915 | 189,965 | 9,020 | 72,950 |
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2001-02 | 272,625 | 208,540 | 11,440 | 64,090 |
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2002-03 | 267,025 | 207,455 | 11,395 | 59,565 |
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2003-04 | 271,865 | 216,255 | 10,910 | 55,610 |
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2004-05 | 276,705 | 224,390 | 13,230 | 52,315 |
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2005-06 | 285,180 | 234,220 | 18,590 | 50,960 |
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Postgraduate |
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1999-00 | 48,670 | 48,105 | 9,775 | 560 |
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2000-01 | 47,820 | 47,335 | 9,020 | 490 |
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2001-02 | 52,465 | 52,000 | 10,700 | 465 |
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2002-03 | 53,010 | 52,800 | 10,250 | 210 |
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2003-04 | 55,665 | 55,460 | 9,190 | 205 |
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2004-05 | 57,235 | 57,065 | 9,795 | 170 |
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2005-06 | 64,965 | 64,825 | 14,425 | 140 |
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First degree |
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1999-00 | 113,755 | 112,540 | 35 | 1,210 |
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2000-01 | 116,055 | 113,730 | 0 | 2,325 |
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2001-02 | 120,010 | 118,920 | 740 | 1,090 |
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2002-03 | 123,380 | 122,205 | 1,145 | 1,175 |
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2003-04 | 129,475 | 128,320 | 1,720 | 1,155 |
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2004-05 | 130,420 | 129,910 | 3,325 | 510 |
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2005-06 | 134,125 | 133,485 | 4,085 | 635 |
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Other HE |
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1999-00 | 96,965 | 26,730 | 0 | 70,235 |
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2000-01 | 99,040 | 28,900 | 0 | 70,135 |
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2001-02 | 100,150 | 37,615 | 0 | 62,535 |
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2002-03 | 90,635 | 32,455 | 0 | 58,180 |
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2003-04 | 86,725 | 32,475 | 0 | 54,250 |
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2004-05 | 89,055 | 37,415 | 110 | 51,635 |
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2005-06 | 86,095 | 35,910 | 80 | 50,185 |
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Sources: Higher Education Statistics Agency ( HESA) & Scottish Funding Council ( SFC).
In this table 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5.
Numbers may not sum to totals exactly due to rounding.
Higher education students at Bell College and UHIMI partner colleges covered in this data are included in the FEC totals for years prior to 2001-02. From 2001-02 onward such students at these institutions are included in the totals for HEIs.