Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of overseas students coming to study in the UK over the last five years, and the impact of any decline in that number on the UK economy.
The table below shows that the number of Non-EU students entering UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) over the last five years. Entry data for 2015/16 and 2016/17 are currently unavailable.
First year enrolments domiciled in Non-EU countries prior to study
UK HEIs
Academic Years 2012/13 to 2016/17
2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 |
171,900 | 179,400 | 174,300 | Not Available | Not Available |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record