FOI23/24 031 Number of Students Doing SQA Courses in China

Date published: 03/07/2023

FOI reference: 23/24 031

Date received: 30/06/2023

Date responded: 03/07/2023

Information requested

I would like to know the number of Chinese students doing SQA for the past four years, which are 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022; and possibly, the number of Chinese students doing SQA in 2023

However, to help us provide the correct information, can you please clarify what you mean in your request? When you ask for the number of Chinese students doing SQA, do you mean the number of students based in China doing SQA run courses? Or do you mean the number of Chinese students doing courses elsewhere? However, I’m not sure we would be able to provide any figures for Chinese students studying outside China, but this would need to be confirmed.

Thank you for your email. Apologies for not making it clear.

I would like to enquire the number of students based in China doing SQA run courses, in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, if possible.

Response

The information requested is contained below.

Country           Year                Entries          Candidates

China         2018/2019            3,950            3,948

China         2019/2020            3,470            3,466

China         2020/2021            4,692            4,685

China         2021/2022            4,476            4,468

China         2022/2023*           4,180            4,174

*Figures up and including 31 May 2023

Data is based on entries from centres with country name of China