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Written question asked by Gordon Banks (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 September 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 October 2011. It was answered by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Monday, 10 October 2011 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Engineering: Graduates

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students graduated from universities in England with degrees in engineering in (a) 2007, (b) 2008, (c) 2009, (d) 2010 and (e) 2011.
Answer

The latest data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) are shown in the table. Figures for the 2010/11 academic year will be available in January 2012.

Qualifiers¹ from first degree engineering courses English higher education institutions academic years 2006/07 to 2009/10
Academic year Qualifiers
2006/07 13,605
2007/08 14,015
2008/09 14,410
2009/10 15,370
¹ Covers qualifiers of all domiciles from full-time and part-time courses.
Note:
Figures are based on a HESA qualifications obtained population and have been rounded to the nearest five.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
72198; 533 c265-6W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Graduates Engineering
Link
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