What proportion of undergraduate students have come from outwith Scotland in each of the last 10 years and what comparative figures it has …

The information requested on the proportion of students at UK institutions is contained in Table 1 (Table 2 also provides the associated number of students). Information for EU member states in not available on a comparable basis.
Table 1: Undergraduate students studying at higher education institutions in the UK: Academic session by country of institution and domicile, 2000-01 to 2009-10
Country of Institution /
Domicile of Student
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
Scotland (1),
Proportion from:






Scotland
80.0%
81.1%
80.6%
81.2%
81.3%
80.7%
79.9%
79.7%
78.8%
77.6%
Rest of UK
13.5%
12.4%
12.2%
11.4%
11.0%
11.1%
10.9%
11.0%
11.0%
11.0%
Rest of EU
3.2%
2.9%
3.1%
3.2%
3.4%
3.8%
4.3%
4.8%
5.1%
5.9%
Overseas
3.4%
3.6%
4.1%
4.1%
4.3%
4.4%
4.9%
4.5%
5.0%
5.4%
England
Proportion from:






England
89.4%
89.6%
89.3%
89.2%
89.1%
88.8%
88.2%
88.2%
87.7%
87.2%
Rest of UK
2.9%
2.8%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.7%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
Rest of EU
3.4%
3.0%
2.7%
2.5%
2.7%
3.0%
3.2%
3.4%
3.6%
3.6%
Overseas
4.3%
4.6%
5.3%
5.7%
5.6%
5.6%
5.9%
5.8%
6.2%
6.7%
Wales (1)
Proportion from:






Wales
65.4%
66.6%
66.6%
66.9%
66.0%
64.8%
65.3%
68.7%
67.6%
66.5%
Rest of UK
28.8%
28.1%
28.0%
27.5%
27.7%
28.2%
27.2%
23.5%
23.3%
23.6%
Rest of EU
3.8%
3.1%
3.0%
2.8%
3.1%
3.6%
3.8%
4.0%
4.5%
4.2%
Overseas
2.0%
2.1%
2.3%
2.7%
3.2%
3.4%
3.7%
3.8%
4.6%
5.7%
Northern Ireland (1), Proportion from:






Northern Ireland
92.0%
92.8%
92.7%
93.1%
92.9%
93.0%
93.1%
93.5%
92.5%
92.5%
Rest of UK
0.6%
0.6%
0.7%
0.6%
0.7%
0.8%
0.7%
0.8%
1.4%
1.5%
Rest of EU
6.2%
5.4%
5.4%
5.1%
5.3%
5.1%
4.7%
4.6%
4.2%
4.8%
Overseas
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.5%
1.1%
1.9%
1.3%
Source: Scottish Funding Council
(1) Students from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland at the Open University are counted as studying at institutions in their own country
Figures are derived from information collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The Scottish Funding Council uses a different standard population from that used by HESA and figures in the table might differ from any corresponding figures published by HESA.
Table 2: Number of undergraduate students studying at higher education institutions in the UK, by country of institution and domicile, 2000-01 to 2004-05
Total number of undergraduates
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
Scotland (1)





Total number of undergraduates
160,445
174,940
172,900
181,295
186,985
Number from:





Scotland
128375
141835
139395
147280
152065
Rest of UK
21600
21725
21035
20755
20545
Rest of EU
5085
5115
5415
5790
6390
Overseas
5385
6265
7060
7470
7985
England





Total number of undergraduates
1436175
1501035
1568145
1634170
1678555
Number from:





England
1284295
1345395
1401055
1457040
1495045
Rest of UK
41790
42250
42325
43835
43780
Rest of EU
48495
44535
42230
40730
45585
Overseas
61600
68860
82540
92565
94145
Wales (1)





Total number of undergraduates
103225
108630
113345
117990
122355
Number from:





Wales
67535
72400
75510
78975
80745
Rest of UK
29715
30555
31735
32475
33880
Rest of EU
3875
3410
3445
3305
3775
Overseas
2095
2265
2655
3235
3955
Northern Ireland (1)





Total number of undergraduates
40820
42180
43855
466