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Statistics are not available on applicants to part-time higher education courses as there is no centralised application service for part-time study. However, statistics on entrants to part-time courses at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and have been provided back to the academic year 2004/05 in the following table.<\/p>

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Information on enrolments at UK HEIs in the academic year 2013/14 will become available from HESA in January 2015.<\/p>

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Entrants(1) <\/sup>part-time courses by level of study<\/strong><\/p>

Academic years 2004/05 to 2012/13<\/p>

UK Higher Education Institutions<\/p>
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2004/05<\/p><\/td>

2005/06<\/p><\/td>

2006/07<\/p><\/td>

2007/08<\/p><\/td>

2008/09<\/p><\/td>

2009/10<\/p><\/td>

2010/11<\/p><\/td>

2011/12<\/p><\/td>

2012/13<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Postgraduate part-time<\/p><\/td>

108,920<\/p><\/td>

113,955<\/p><\/td>

116,215<\/p><\/td>

116,320<\/p><\/td>

128,945<\/p><\/td>

132,745<\/p><\/td>

127,925<\/p><\/td>

109,535<\/p><\/td>

102,190<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Undergraduate part-time<\/p><\/td>

317,785<\/p><\/td>

336,415<\/p><\/td>

341,030<\/p><\/td>

331,950<\/p><\/td>

344,475<\/p><\/td>

335,050<\/p><\/td>

301,490<\/p><\/td>

278,575<\/p><\/td>

199,905<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total part-time<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

426,710<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

450,370<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

457,245<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

448,275<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

473,420<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

467,795<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

429,415<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

388,115<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

302,095<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency<\/strong><\/p>

Note:<\/strong><\/p>

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