The charts illusrate information about the number of students at university in the UK between 1991 and 2001, government expenditure and the types of family economic background they came from in 1991.
Overall, government spending on each student elucidated a dramatic decrease, while the total number of students at university in the UK displayed a significant increase with some fluctuations. The largest proportion of students came from middle income family background, while the smallest proportion of them came from low income family background.
Government spending on each student decreased from around 6500 pounds in 1991 to nearly 4800 pounds in 1996, but it maintained the same level in the following years and reached approximately 4800 pounds in 2001. The total number of students at university in the United Kingdom rose from around 11000000 in 1991 to nearly 21000000 in 1999, but it declined to nearly 20000000 in 2001.
Around 62% of students came from middle income family background, while around 6% of them came from low income family background. Nearly one-third of students came from low income family background.
