How many students over 16 are in (a) full-time and (b) part-time further and higher education.

The following tables give thenumbers of students or enrolments aged over 16 in further and higher education forthe year 2002-03. This is the most recent year for which data are available at present.
(a) Full-Time Study
Full-Time Students Aged Over16 at Scottish Higher Education Institutions1 2002-03
Level of study
| Number

Higher Education
| 144,982

Further Education
| 211

Source: Higher Education StatisticsAgency.
Note: 1. Does not include OpenUniversity students in Scotland.
Full-Time Enrolments2Aged Over 16 at Scottish Further Education (FE) Colleges 2002-03
Level of study
| Number

Higher Education
| 26,730

Further Education
| 34,199

Source: Scottish Further EducationFunding Council (SFEFC).
Note: 2. SFEFC data are for enrolmentsat FE Colleges. As individuals may enrol on more than one course in an academicyear, the number of enrolments is higher than the number of students. Data providedare for vocational enrolments only.
(b) Part-Time Study
Part-Time Students Aged Over16 at Scottish Higher Education Institutions1 2002-03
Level of study
| Number

Higher Education
| 62,022

Further Education
| 234

Source: Higher Education StatisticsAgency.
Note: 1. Does not include OpenUniversity students in Scotland.
Part-Time Enrolments2Aged Over 16 at Scottish Further Education Colleges 2002-03
Level of Study
| Number

Higher Education
| 32,343

Further Education
| 283,602

Source: Scottish Further EducationFunding Council.
2. SFEFC data are for enrolmentsat FE Colleges. As individuals may enrol on more than one course in an academicyear, the number of enrolments is higher than the number of students. Data providedare for vocational enrolments only.