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Written question asked by Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 7 September 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 September 2017. It was answered by Lord Nash (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 September 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Overseas Students: Entry Clearances

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many international students with Tier 4 visas gained qualifications in the last academic year for which figures are available.

Answer

We do not hold information on how many students with a Tier 4 visa gain qualifications each year.

However, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects data on those gaining HE qualifications by country of domicile. This shows that in the academic year 2015/16 there were just over 150,000 higher education qualifications obtained at UK Higher Education Institutions by students living in non-EU countries immediately prior to them commencing their studies. Not all these students would have required Tier 4 visas to study in the UK.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1426
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Entry clearances Qualifications Overseas students
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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