Department for Education written question – answered at on 1 July 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time first degree undergraduates his Department estimates will be studying in higher education institutions in England in (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21, (iii) 2021-22, (iv) 2022-23 and (v) 2023-24.
The Department for Education does not forecast the total number of full-time and part-time first-degree undergraduates studying in higher education institutions (HEIs) in England from 2019/20 to 2023/24. However, the department does publish forecasts for number of loan borrowers and entrants for full-time and part-time undergraduates who are English domiciled and attend UK HEIs, and who are EU domiciled and attend higher education institutions in England.
The latest forecast figures are publicly available in the Student loan forecasts, England: 2018 to 2019 available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/student-loan-forecasts-england-2018-to-2019. The table below summarises the published figures.
Student entrants | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
Full-time[1] | 397,000 | 390,000 | 390,000 | 394,000 | 399,000 |
Part-time[2] | 120,000 | 125,000 | 135,000 | 135,000 | 135,000 |
Total loan borrowers[3] | |||||
Full-time | |||||
Fee loans | 1,110,000 | 1,110,000 | 1,115,000 | 1,115,000 | 1,125,000 |
Maintenance loans | 1,025,000 | 1,025,000 | 1,025,000 | 1,025,000 | 1,035,000 |
Part-time | |||||
Fee loans | 95,000 | 105,000 | 125,000 | 135,000 | 140,000 |
Maintenance loans | 45,000 | 80,000 | 105,000 | 125,000 | 135,000 |
[1] Figures have been rounded to the nearest 1,000 students and include undergraduates to HEIs only.
[2] Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5,000 students and include undergraduates to HEIs only.
[3] Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5,000 students and include undergraduates to HEIs and alternative providers, as well as PGCE students. Borrowers receiving both tuition fee and maintenance loans for their courses are included in both.
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