Data set from Higher Level Learners in England

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English-domiciled higher-level learners in England by subject area of study (Common Aggregation Hierarchy level 1 and 2), academic years 2019/20 to 2023/24.

Data set details

Theme
Higher education
Publication
Higher Level Learners in England
Release type
Number of rows
21,551
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number of entrants
  • Number of qualifiers
  • Percentage of all enrolments by characteristic
Filters
  • Broad type of higher learning
  • Level of study
  • Subject level 1
Time period
2019/20 to 2023/24

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_namelevelbroad_type_of_higher_educationtype_of_higher_educationsubject_level_1subject_level_2number_of_entrantsnumber_of_enrolmentsnumber_of_qualifierspercentage_of_entrants_by_characteristicpercentage_of_all_enrolments_by_characteristicpercentage_of_qualifiers_by_characteristic
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotalTotalTotalTotalTotal7692001790780507195100100100
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandLevel 4TotalTotalTotalTotal6638011146040460100100100
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandLevel 8TotalTotalTotalTotal127004716510230100100100
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandLevel 6TotalTotalTotalTotal4238801144075278130100100100
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandLevel 5TotalTotalTotalTotal6956013828541020100100100

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 11 variables
Variable nameVariable description
broad_type_of_higher_educationBroad type of higher learning
levelLevel of study
number_of_enrolmentsTotal number of enrolments
number_of_entrantsNumber of entrants
number_of_qualifiersNumber of qualifiers

Footnotes

  1. See the publication Methodology for explanation of differences from other official statistics on apprenticeships and higher education.
  2. From 2022/23, HESA's definition of a first year or entrant differs from that used previously with a small impact on overall student numbers. Prior to 2022/23, first year students at HEPs were those with a start date between 1 August and 31 July. For 2022/23 and onwards, entrants are defined as those students with a start date between 18 July and 17 July, the following calendar year. When used in conjunction with the Standard Registration Population, this has a small impact on overall student numbers, but the revision brings it in line with the concept used in the derivation of the Standard Registration Population.
  3. From 2022/23, students in HEPs who are writing-up at the end of the year are now able to be included in HESA's figures if certain conditions are met. In previous years, students in HEPs who are writing-up were excluded entirely.
  4. The “Other higher level” category is lower bound estimate, combining “Other higher level - Unfunded” and "Other higher level - ESFA / Adv. Learner Loan". 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.
  5. From 2023/24, the percentage taught across each Learn Direct Classification System (LDCS) subject that a higher education student studies at further education providers has stopped being collected as part of the Individualised Learner Record (ILR). A supplementary survey to collect this information from further education providers that are registered with the Office for Students (OfS) has been introduced for 2023/24. For this publication, students at further education providers with unavailable percentage taught information have had their time distributed evenly across each of their subjects. See the publication Methodology for more information.

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