Students: Age
(asked on 22nd March 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average age is of students studying for their first higher education qualification in (a) universities and (b) further education colleges.
Information provided by the Higher Education Funding Council in England (HEFCE) on the age distribution of undergraduate entrants to Higher Education, by type of teaching provider in the 2013/14 academic year, is presented in the table.
Undergraduate Entrants to Higher Education by Type of Teaching Provider and Age | |||
English Higher Education Institutions and Further Education Colleges | |||
Academic Year 2013/14 | |||
Teaching Institution | Age on entry | Number of entrants | Percentage of total |
Higher Education Institution | Less than 21 | 316,935 | 60% |
21 to 24 | 75,850 | 14% | |
Greater than 24 | 138,415 | 26% | |
Total | 531,200 | - | |
Further Education College | Less than 21 | 25,695 | 44% |
21 to 24 | 12,745 | 22% | |
Greater than 24 | 20,205 | 34% | |
Total | 58,645 | - | |
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Source: HEFCE analysis of the HESA Student Record and the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) Individualised Learner Record (ILR) | |||
Notes: | |||
(1) Figures have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 (2) Entrants refers to students starting their courses during the academic year | |||