Highest qualification level on entry
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English domiciled higher-level learners in England by National Qualification Framework (NQF) level on entry, academic years 2015/16 to 2022/23. OfS recognised HE only.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Higher education
- Publication
- Higher Level Learners in England
- Release
- Academic year 2022/23
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of entrants
- Number of qualifiers
- Percentage of all enrolments by characteristic
- Filters
- Broad type of higher education
- NQF level of study
- Qualification level held on entry
- Time period
- 2015/16 to 2022/23
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | level | broad_type_of_higher_education | type_of_higher_education | level_on_entry | number_of_entrants | number_of_enrolments | number_of_qualifiers | percentage_of_entrants_by_characteristic | percentage_of_all_enrolments_by_characteristic | percentage_of_qualifiers_by_characteristic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | OfS recognised HE | Total | 623685 | 1513780 | 473880 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Level 6 | Total | OfS recognised HE | Total | 389945 | 1062455 | 276365 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Level 7 | Total | OfS recognised HE | Total | 140865 | 267400 | 115230 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Level 8 | Total | OfS recognised HE | Total | 11915 | 44350 | 10110 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Level 4 | Total | OfS recognised HE | Total | 22790 | 33395 | 28895 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| broad_type_of_higher_education | Broad type of higher education |
| level | NQF level of study |
| level_on_entry | Qualification level held on entry |
| number_of_enrolments | Total number of 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.
- 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, entrants are defined as those students with a start date between 18 July 2022 and 17 July 2023. 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.
- 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.
- Derived fields relating to highest qualification awarded are based solely on qualification information returned in 2022/23 and do not use legacy HESA data to identify qualifications which have been previously returned. Therefore, some double counting of qualifications is possible.
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