Data set from Education and training statistics for the UK

Further and higher education providers

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This file contains information on the number of further and higher education providers in the UK.

Data set details

Theme
UK education and training statistics
Publication
Education and training statistics for the UK
Release
Reporting year 2025
Release type
Number of rows
85
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number of institutions
Filters
  • Provider type
Time period
2015/16 to 2023/24

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameprovider_typet_institutions
202324Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandHigher education providers275
202324Academic yearNationalN92000002Northern IrelandHigher education providers4
202324Academic yearNationalS92000003ScotlandHigher education providers18
202324Academic yearNationalW92000004WalesHigher education providers14
202324Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandFurther education colleges213

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 2 variables
Variable nameVariable description
provider_typeProvider type
t_institutionsNumber of institutions

Footnotes

  1. Methodology for counting providers was tweaked for Education and Training Statistics 2025 to remove a small number of duplicates.

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