Philip Davies – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-09-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) tutors and (b) students in higher education institutions was (i) male and (ii) female in each of the last 10 years.
Joseph Johnson
Information on students and the workforce at UK higher education institutions is collected and published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency. Statistics on student enrolments by gender have been provided in Table 1, and on academic staff with teaching functions by gender in Table 2.
Table 1: Proportion of Higher Education enrolments by gender
UK Higher Education Institutions
Academic years 2005/06 to 2014/15
|
Academic Year |
Female |
Male |
|
2005/2006 |
57% |
43% |
|
2006/2007 |
57% |
43% |
|
2007/2008 |
57% |
43% |
|
2008/2009 |
57% |
43% |
|
2009/2010 |
57% |
43% |
|
2010/2011 |
56% |
44% |
|
2011/2012 |
56% |
44% |
|
2012/2013 |
56% |
44% |
|
2013/2014 |
56% |
44% |
|
2014/2015 |
56% |
44% |
Source: Information is derived from the Higher Education Statistics Agency Student Record
Coverage:
– Includes students across all years of study, at all levels and modes of higher education and distance learners
– Figures include students of all domiciles.
Table 2: Proportion of Academic Staff with Teaching Functions by gender
UK Higher Education Institutions
Academic Years 2005/06 to 2014/15
|
Female |
Male |
|
|
2005/2006 |
40% |
60% |
|
2006/2007 |
41% |
59% |
|
2007/2008 |
41% |
59% |
|
2008/2009 |
42% |
58% |
|
2009/2010 |
43% |
57% |
|
2010/2011 |
44% |
56% |
|
2011/2012 |
44% |
56% |
|
2012/2013 |
44% |
56% |
|
2013/2014 |
44% |
56% |
|
2014/2015 |
44% |
56% |
Source: Information is derived from the Higher Education Statistics Agency Staff Record
Coverage:
– Members of academic staff who have the following academic employment functions: teaching only, teaching and research
– Percentages based on headcount of members of academic staff across all modes of working
– Atypical members of staff are not included. Atypical staff are those members of staff whose contracts involve working arrangements that are not permanent, involve complex employment relationships and/or involve work away from the supervision of the normal work provider.
