Data set from Student loan forecasts for England

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Data set details

Theme
Finance and funding
Publication
Student loan forecasts for England
Release type
Number of rows
3
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Full-time undergraduate higher education students starting in academic year 2024/25 are expected to borrow on average
  • Half of undergraduate loan borrowers starting in academic year 2024/25 are expected to repay their loan in full within
  • Of full-time undergraduate higher education students starting in academic year 2024/25,
Filters
  • Loan type
  • Plan type
Time period
2024/25 to 2029/30

Data set preview

Table showing first 3 rows, from underlying data
plan_typeloan_typetime_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameaverage_total_outlay_per_borrower_per_start_yearproportion_expected_to_fully_repaynumber_of_student_entrantsmedian_repayment_term
Plan 5Higher education full time202425Academic yearNationalE92000001England4469056zz
Plan 5Total202930Academic yearNationalE92000001Englandzz563000z
Plan 5Total202425Academic yearNationalE92000001Englandzzz31

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables
Variable nameVariable description
average_total_outlay_per_borrower_per_start_yearFull-time undergraduate higher education students starting in academic year 2024/25 are expected to borrow on average
loan_typeLoan type - Filter by loan type
median_repayment_termHalf of undergraduate loan borrowers starting in academic year 2024/25 are expected to repay their loan in full within
number_of_student_entrantsThe number of total undergraduate entrants expected to take out loans in 2029/30 is
plan_typePlan type - Filter by plan type

Footnotes

  1. Coverage: All borrowers who receive loans through Student Finance England. For further details on eligibility, please see the Student Finance England practitioner website: https://www.practitioners.slc.co.uk/products (opens in a new tab).
  2. Of full-time undergraduate higher education students starting in academic year 2024/25, 56% are expected to repay their loan in full, unchanged from 56% for the 2023/24 cohort. See methodology for details of why these percentages have been revised compared to previous publications.

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