Higher level learners by Equivalent or lower qualification
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English domiciled higher-level learners in England by equivalent or lower qualification (ELQ) status, academic years 2018/19 to 2021/22
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Data set details
- Theme
- Higher education
- Publication
- Higher Level Learners in England
- Release
- Academic year 2021/22
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- All enrolments
- Number of entrants
- Percentage of all enrolments by characteristic
- Filters
- Equivalent or lower qualification
- Qualification level
- Type of higher level learning
- Time period
- 2018/19 to 2021/22
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_name | country_code | level | he_type_broad | equivalent_or_lower_qualification | number_of_entrants | number_of_enrolments_total | percentage_entrants_by_characteristic | percentage_all_enrolments_by_characteristic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201819 | Academic year | National | England | E92000001 | Level 4 | OfS Recognised HE | ELQ aim to qualifications already held | 3390 | 5040 | 19.3 | 19.7 |
| 201819 | Academic year | National | England | E92000001 | Level 4 | OfS Recognised HE | Not an ELQ aim to qualifications already held | 14215 | 20475 | 80.7 | 80.3 |
| 201819 | Academic year | National | England | E92000001 | Level 4 | OfS Recognised HE | Unknown | 1990 | 2910 | z | z |
| 201819 | Academic year | National | England | E92000001 | Level 5 | OfS Recognised HE | ELQ aim to qualifications already held | 4135 | 7405 | 12.4 | 11.3 |
| 201819 | Academic year | National | England | E92000001 | Level 5 | OfS Recognised HE | Not an ELQ aim to qualifications already held | 29280 | 58175 | 87.6 | 88.7 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| equivalent_or_lower_qualification | Equivalent or lower qualification |
| he_type_broad | Type of higher level learning |
| level | Qualification level |
| number_of_enrolments_total | All enrolments |
| number_of_entrants | Number of entrants |
Footnotes
- See the About this release section for explanation of differences from other official statistics on apprenticeships and higher education.
- Caution should be applied when interpreting these statistics due to the high level of unknowns. To allow for comparisons across learning types, the following percentages are based on learners where ELQ status is known.
- The “Other Higher Level” category is lower bound estimate, combining “Other Higher Level (Unfunded higher level)” and "Other Higher Level (Advanced Learner Loan [ALL] and ESFA funded higher level)". There is likely to be some unfunded-learning in FE providers that is not recorded as it is only mandatory for providers to record information in the ILR for their ESFA-funded learners. There may also be higher level learning in the private sector that is not recorded in administrative data held by government.
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