Education statistics. Pupils and students

2   Students, by age and type of college. Absolute figures and percentages. Preliminary figures, 1st October 2001
Age Total Universities State colleges Military colleges Other colleges Total Universities State colleges Military colleges Other colleges
  Absolute figures Percentages
Total  198 496 81 359 91 145  574 25 418  100.0 41.0 45.9 0.3 12.8
Below 19 years  275  140  120 - 15  100.0 50.9 43.6 - 5.5
19 years 6 645 3 417 2 880 26  322  100.0 51.4 43.3 0.4 4.8
20 ' 13 792 6 192 6 491 44 1 065  100.0 44.9 47.1 0.3 7.7
21 ' 16 488 6 856 8 133 62 1 437  100.0 41.6 49.3 0.4 8.7
22 ' 16 780 6 679 8 305 68 1 728  100.0 39.8 49.5 0.4 10.3
23 ' 16 402 7 020 7 419 70 1 893  100.0 42.8 45.2 0.4 11.5
24 ' 14 351 6 626 5 974 49 1 702  100.0 46.2 41.6 0.3 11.9
25 ' 12 662 6 069 4 912 45 1 636  100.0 47.9 38.8 0.4 12.9
26 ' 10 796 5 558 3 970 32 1 236  100.0 51.5 36.8 0.3 11.4
27 ' 9 220 4 615 3 452 37 1 116  100.0 50.1 37.4 0.4 12.1
28 ' 7 730 3 890 2 854 32  954  100.0 50.3 36.9 0.4 12.3
29 ' 6 604 3 052 2 622 20  910  100.0 46.2 39.7 0.3 13.8
30-34 years 22 651 8 394 10 570 55 3 632  100.0 37.1 46.7 0.2 16.0
35 years and above 44 100 12 851 23 443 34 7 772  100.0 29.1 53.2 0.1 17.6

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