This statistic shows the number of students enrolling in full-time courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in academic year 2018/19, by level of study and gender. In this academic year, there were approximately 927 thousand female students enrolling for their first degree, over 200 thousand more than the number of male students.
Number of students enrolling in full-time courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by level of study and gender
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HESA. (February 25, 2020). Number of students enrolling in full-time courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by level of study and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/676410/uk-he-full-time-student-enrolments-by-level-of-study-and-gender-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
HESA. "Number of students enrolling in full-time courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by level of study and gender." Chart. February 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676410/uk-he-full-time-student-enrolments-by-level-of-study-and-gender-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
HESA. (2020). Number of students enrolling in full-time courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by level of study and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676410/uk-he-full-time-student-enrolments-by-level-of-study-and-gender-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
HESA. "Number of Students Enrolling in Full-time Courses in Higher Education (He) Institutions in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018/19, by Level of Study and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676410/uk-he-full-time-student-enrolments-by-level-of-study-and-gender-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
HESA, Number of students enrolling in full-time courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by level of study and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676410/uk-he-full-time-student-enrolments-by-level-of-study-and-gender-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 17, 2025)
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