Pupils numbers
Not the latest data
Published
Last updated
Number of pupils in the United Kingdom by school phase, age and gender.
On this page
Data set details
- Theme
- UK education and training statistics
- Publication
- Education and training statistics for the UK
- Release
- Reporting year 2022
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of pupils
- Filters
- Age
- Gender
- School type
- Time period
- 2015/16 to 2021/22
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | phase | age | gender | t_pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Non-maintained mainstream | Total | Female | 284022 | ||
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Non-maintained mainstream | Total | Male | 299111 | ||
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Non-maintained mainstream | Total | Total | 583133 | ||
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Non-maintained special | Total | Female | 1041 | ||
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Non-maintained special | Total | Male | 2773 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age | Age |
| gender | Gender |
| phase | School type |
| t_pupils | Number of pupils |
Footnotes
- Totals include students with 'other' or 'unknown' gender.
- Primary and secondary figures include middle schools as deemed. Secondary schools include all-through schools.
- Figures for independent schools in Scotland are unavailable.
- In Scotland, nursery figures include all providers of funded Early Learning and Childcare, except childminders.
- In England, special schools include pupil referral units.
- Figures for independent schools in Wales are unavailable for 2019/20.
Using this data
Download the underlying data as a compressed ZIP file
View or create your own tables
View tables that we have built for you, or create your own tables from open data using our table tool
Download this data using code
Access this data using common programming languages using the URL below.