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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Mrs. Fitzsimons: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of people from the constituency of Rochdale have participated in higher education in each year since 1997; and what percentage are of South Asian descent. [183535] Alan Johnson: Participation rates are not calculated by the Department for each parliamentary constituency. The available information covering students domiciled in Rochdale constituency who are enrolled on a higher education course is given in the table. Enrolments by those of South Asian descent are not held centrally. The available information covers those of Asian descent. Number1 of HE enrolments at UK HE institutions by students domiciled in Rochdale constituency and the percentage of Asian2 descent _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Of which: Academic year HE students from Rochdale Number with known ethnicity Percentage Asian descent 1997-98 1,880 1,640 26 1998-99 1,935 1,695 27 1999-2000 2,155 1,925 28 2000-01 2,205 1,995 29 2001-023 2,435 2,210 30 2002-03 2,570 2,395 32 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Figures are rounded to the nearest 0 or 5. 2 "Asian" includes the ethnic categories "Asian or Asian British-- Indian, Asian or Asian British--Bangladeshi", "Asian or Asian British--Pakistani", Chinese/Other Ethnic Background-- Chinese', "Other Asian Background" and for 2001-02 onwards, "Mixed--White and Asian". 3 In 2001-02 a more detailed ethnicity categorisation was introduced by HESA which included new codes for those of mixed ethnicity. Prior to 2001-02 we do not know if those in the category "Mixed--White and Asian" would have classed themselves in the "white" category or in one of the Asian categories. Thus, figures for 2001-02 onwards may not be directly comparable with those for earlier years. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

183535; 424 c782W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Applications Higher education Ethnic groups Minority groups Students Rochdale Asians

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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