Statistics Publication Notice: Lifelong Learning Series: Students in Higher Education at Scottish Institutions 2006-07

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Table 13 - Students in higher education at Scottish HEIs & colleges by domicile and location of study: 2006-07

Total

HEIs

colleges

At least some study in UK

Study wholly outside UK

All students to colleges

Total

293,970

223,880

20,630

49,460

UK domiciles

Scotland

207,585

160,335

65

47,185

England

21,795

21,260

90

445

Wales

675

655

0

20

Northern Ireland

5,075

5,000

0

75

Other UK¹

205

200

0

0

UK unknown²

540

275

270

0

Total UK

235,875

187,720

430

47,725

Overseas domiciles

EU excluding UK³

14,155

12,265

1,505

390

Non EU Europe

1,925

1,240

650

35

Non European

42,015

22,660

18,045

1310

Total Overseas

58,095

36,165

20,200

1735

Top 10 overseas countries

1. China, Peoples Republic of (includes Hong Kong and Macao)

9,415

5,495

3,845

80

2. India (Also Sikkim)

4,680

3,145

615

920

3. United States of America

4,340

3,325

1,015

0

4. Republic of Ireland

3,165

3,035

95

35

5. Malaysia

3,115

955

2,160

0

6. Germany

2,135

1,775

330

35

7. Canada

2,050

860

1,190

5

8. Greece

1,770

1,290

470

5

9. France

1,645

1,530

60

50

10. Nigeria

1,530

1,280

210

45

Sources: Higher Education Statistics Agency ( HESA) & Scottish Funding Council ( SFC). All numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5. Numbers may not sum to totals exactly due to rounding.
1. Other UK includes those domiciled in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
2. UK unknown represents those domiciled within the UK but whose region of domicile within the UK is unknown.
3. EU data includes accession countries which joined in May 2004 in academic year 2004-05 onwards and excludes accession countries which joined in January 2007 (Bulgaria and Romania).

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