Statistics Publication Notice: Lifelong Learning Series: Higher Education Students and Qualifiers at Scottish Institutions 2009-10

Statistical information on students and qualifiers from higher education courses at Scottish institutions.


Table 25b. Scottish domiciled entrants from deprived areas to higher education in the UK by institution type and academic year: 2001-02 to 2009-10

Type of Institution

Percentage of HE entrants from deprived areas

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

Colleges

19.7%

20.1%

20.4%

21.3%

21.7%

21.8%

21.8%

21.7%

22.6%

Ancient Universities

7.1%

7.3%

7.5%

7.9%

7.6%

7.7%

7.3%

7.8%

7.6%

Chartered Universities

10.3%

10.7%

11.1%

11.6%

11.7%

11.7%

11.1%

11.0%

11.1%

Post-92 HEIs

12.5%

13.0%

13.2%

13.9%

14.4%

14.6%

14.8%

14.7%

14.6%

Small Specialist Institutions

6.8%

8.9%

7.8%

7.3%

7.7%

6.5%

7.5%

6.6%

7.9%

Open University

12.3%

11.8%

13.2%

13.7%

13.2%

13.7%

13.2%

14.0%

14.0%

HEIs outside Scotland

5.7%

6.5%

6.3%

6.3%

6.8%

6.3%

6.9%

7.4%

7.0%

All entrants from deprived areas

14.0%

14.2%

14.2%

14.9%

15.0%

15.0%

14.8%

14.9%

15.1%

% of Scottish population living in deprived areas

20.4%

20.2%

20.0%

19.8%

19.7%

19.6%

19.3%

19.2%

19.1%

% of Scottish working age population living in deprived areas

19.8%

19.6%

19.5%

19.5%

19.4%

19.4%

19.0%

19.0%

18.9%

Representation of total population from deprived areas

-6.4

-6.0

-5.7

-5.0

-4.7

-4.6

-4.5

-4.3

-4.1

Representation of working age population from deprived areas

-5.8

-5.4

-5.3

-4.6

-4.4

-4.4

-4.2

-4.1

-3.8

Sources: Higher Education Statistics Agency ( HESA) and Scottish Funding Council ( SFC).
Please also see relevant sections of ' Notes to Tables'.

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