Enrolments trends over past 4 years by language for
First degree, Other UG credit and diploma courses and Post graduate students.

Data definitions:
•	Student enrolments across all years of study at all HE Institutions in the UK
•	UK, EU and overseas students 
•	FT and PT students
•	Excluding OU students (not recorded in 2002-3)
•	Using the full person equivalent (FPE) count where single honours students = 1, joint honours = 0.5, major honours = 0.667, minor honours = 0.333, triple honours = 0.333.

Data warnings:
•	Note that the very high numbers in the categories Other European languages and Other non-European languages  suggests that these codes are being used in place of the specified language code, hence unfortunately the individual totals for each language may not adequately reflect the true numbers (i.e. an under-representation of the true totals)
•	The accuracy of the data depends on how individual institutions code and report their figures to HESA

Table 1 - SUMMARY – All languages, by level at UK HE institutions (excl OU)
	2002/3	2003/4	2004/5	2005/6	%change	
TOTAL	59,335	58,950	58,270	60,565	+2.1%	
Of which:						
Postgraduate	5,790	6,185	6,270	6,290	+8.7%	
PGCE	1,715	2,030	1,945	1,895	+10.5%	
1st degree	29,530	27,905	27,635	27,710	- 6.2%	
Other Undergraduate	22,300	22,825	22,420	24,670	+10.6%	

Table 2: First degrees
	2002/3	2003/4	2004/5	2005/6	%change	
Celtic studies	985	930	915	950	- 4.0%	
French	8,265	7,820	7,665	7,725	- 6.6%	
German	3,330	3,200	3,075	2,970	- 10.9%	
Italian	1,670	1,575	1,505	1,420	- 14.9%	
Spanish	4,510	4,475	4,630	4,725	+4.8%	
Portuguese	295	305	310	325	+10.4%	
Scandinavian studies	145	145	155	135	- 7.6%	
Russian & Eastern European studies	950	920	935	
920	
- 2.9%	
Other European languages (R9+R0)	5980	5,055	4,780	
4,885	-18.3%	
Chinese	505	510	550	570	+12.0%	
Japanese	490	510	585	630	+29.0%	
South Asian studies	270	270	280	280	+4.5%	
Other Asian studies	15	15	35	45	*	
African studies	125	135	140	145	+13.4%	
Modern Middle Eastern studies	675	745	780	710	+4.7%	
Other non-European languages	1,180	1,160	1,135	1,135	-3.5%	
Translation studies/ theory	130	145	160	145	+13.7%	
Total change	29,530	27,905	27,635	27,715	- 6.2%	
1. Note that total UK domiciled first degree UGs decreased by 5.7%

Table 3: Other undergraduates
	2002/3	2003/4	2004/5	2005/6	%change	
Celtic studies	2,025	2,740	2,915	2,980	+47.3%	
French	4,405	4,150	4,175	4,505	+2.2%	
German	1,555	1,465	1,475	1,605	+3.1%	
Italian	1,910	2,035	2,145	2,350	+23.1%	
Spanish	3,325	3,500	3,700	4,645	+39.9%	
Portuguese	210	245	225	360	+69.9%	
Scandinavian studies	445	405	340	490	+10.1%	
Russian & Eastern European studies	585	710	790	
1,000	+71.5%	
Other European languages (R9+R0)	5,650	4,780	3,910	
3,805	- 32.7%	
Chinese	260	370	560	790	+207.1%	
Japanese	685	645	765	905	+32.6%	
South Asian studies	10	15	15	20	*	
Other Asian studies		15	10	0	*	
African studies	35	25	10	0	*	
Modern Middle Eastern studies	650	670	650	
765	+18.4%	
Other non-European languages	80	510	20	
195	+137.8%	
Translation studies/ theory	480	545	720	250	- 47.9%	
Total	22,300	22,825	22,420	24,670	+10.6%	
1. Note that total UK domiciled other UGs increased by 17.7%

Table 4: Postgraduates (taught and research)
	2002/3	2003/4	2004/5	2005/6	%change	
Celtic studies	300	325	295	285	- 4.1%	
French	500	485	420	385	- 23.7%	
German	345	310	315	280	- 18.9%	
Italian	170	170	155	165	- 3.5%	
Spanish	305	270	290	300	- 1.0%	
Portuguese	25	35	25	25	*	
Scandinavian studies	20	15	20	20	*	
Russian & Eastern European studies	300	330	295	305	+2.7%	
Other European languages	1,415	1,520	1,685	1,670	+17.9%	
Chinese	150	170	185	225	+51.4%	
Japanese	250	200	195	180	- 28.5%	
South Asian studies	195	135	120	105	-46.2%	
Other Asian studies	45	130	125	140	+210.0%	
African studies	80	120	95	105	+28.0%	
Modern Middle Eastern studies	515	530	545	575	+11.1%	
Other non-European languages	255	250	265	210	-17.8%	
Translation studies/ theory	920	1,195	1,230	1,320	+43.3%	
Total 1	5,790	6,185	6,270	6,290	+8.7%	
1. Note that total UK domiciled PGs decreased by 2.3%
* Percentages based on less than 50 students are suppressed and represented by *

Table 5 - SUMMARY – All languages, all levels (excluding PGCE)
	2002/3	2003/4	2004/5	2005/6	%change	
TOTAL	57,620	56,920	56,325	58,670	+1.8%	
Of which:						
English HEIs	45,690	44,385	43,175	45,370	- 0.7%	
Other UK HEIs	11,930	12,535	13,150	13,305	+11.5%	
						
Full time	31,530	30,215	30,055	30,365	- 3.7%	
Part time	25,020	25,630	25,090	27,035	+8.0%	
Writing Up	1,070	1,070	1,180	1,275	+19.2%	
						
UK domiciles	48,005	47,885	46,955	49,670	+3.5%	
Overseas domiciles	9,615	9,035	9,370	9,000	- 6.4%	

Table 6 – BASE DATA for students studying ALL subjects at UK HE institutions (excl OU)
	2002/3	2003/4	2004/5	2005/6	%change	
TOTAL	2,016,350	2,078,220	2,114,525	2,167,265	+7.5%	
Of which:						
UK domiciles	1,741,335	1,778,515	1,796,135	1,837,230	+5.5%	
Overseas domiciles	275,015	299,705	318,395	330,035	+20.0%	

Table 7 - Percentage change in enrolments from 2002/03 to 2005/06 (FPE)
Qualification aim	UK	Non-UK	All	
PGR	-7%	+6%	- 1%	
PGT	+1%	+34%	+16%	
PGCE	+10%	+11%	+11%	
First Degree	-6%	-10%	- 6%	
UG credit	+28%	-9%	+20%	
Other UG	+6%	-43%	- 2%	
All	+4%	-6%	+ 2%	

Table 8 -  Percentage change in entrants from 2002/03 to 2005/06 (FPE)
Qualification aim	UK	Non-UK	All	
PGR	+14%	+16%	+15%	
PGT	- 10%	+20%	+4%	
PGCE	+4%	+6%	+4%	
First Degree	-5%	-11%	- 6%	
UG credit	+13%	-11%	+8%	
Other UG	+6%	-45%	- 3%	
All	+4%	-13%	+1%	

Note: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5 and some totals may not add up due to rounding.