In 2002-03, the latest year for which data is currently available, there were 430,511 enrolments on further education courses in Scotland and 267,023 students enrolled on higher education (HE) courses.The number of students enrolled on further education (FE) courses is likely to be significantly lower than the number of enrolments as students often enrol on more than one course in an academic year.The figure given for the number of students on HE courses is slightly lower than that published on 20 May 2004 in the Scottish Executive statistics publication Students in Higher Education In Scotland: 2002-03.