Business, Innovation and Skills written question – answered at on 14 December 2009.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students from (a) the city of Leeds, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England graduated in each year since 1997.
The latest information from the Higher Education Statistics Agency is shown in the table. This covers qualifiers from UK higher education institutions who were resident in Leeds, West Yorkshire and England at the time of applying to higher education. Figures for the 2008/09 academic year will be available in January 2010.
Qualifiers( 1) from Leeds local authority, West Yorkshire( 2) and England UK higher education institutions. Academic years 1997/98 to 2007/08 | |||
Academic year | Leeds | West Yorkshire | England |
1997/98 | 3,865 | 10,625 | 305,995 |
1998/99 | 4,325 | 11,725 | 315,715 |
1999/2000 | 4,425 | 12,285 | 322,590 |
2000/01 | 4,680 | 12,895 | 355,550 |
2001/02 | 4,605 | 12,635 | 363,345 |
2002/03 | 5,055 | 13,815 | 387,615 |
2003/04 | 5,715 | 15,220 | 409,965 |
2004/05 | 5,610 | 15,130 | 427,900 |
2005/06 | 5,510 | 15,540 | 429,845 |
2006/07 | 5,955 | 15,715 | 434,335 |
2007/08 | 6,140 | 16,440 | 450,990 |
(1) Covers qualifiers from all levels and modes of study. (2 )Covers the local authorities of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. Note: Figures are based on a qualifications obtained population and have been rounded to the nearest five. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) |
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