"Figure 10: Higher education student population estimate, UK and England and Wales, ","" "between the 12 months ending July 2001 and the 12 months ending July 2017","" "","" "Notes","1. Figures are for persons aged 18 and over. 2. England and Wales population prior to the 12 months ending July 2013 was estimated as 87% of the UK population." "Unit","population estimate" "","" "HESA year","UK student population","England and Wales student population","Estimated England and Wales student population" "2000/01","1948135","","1694877" "2001/02","2042580","","1777045" "2002/03","2131110","","1854066" "2003/04","2200175","","1914152" "2004/05","2235925","","1945255" "2005/06","2281780","","1985149" "2006/07","2305250","","2005568" "2007/08","2305780","","2006029" "2008/09","2397585","","2085899" "2009/10","2493750","","2169563" "2010/11","2503010","","2177619" "2011/12","2496635","","2172072" "2012/13","2340470","2053165","2053165" "2013/14","2299355","2011970","" "2014/15","2266075","1976800","" "2015/16","2280830","1989650","" "2016/17","2317880","2020565",""