Data set from Participation measures in higher education

Disadvantage

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Published 29 January 2026

Last updated 29 January 2026

HE participation by ages 25, 20 and 30 (CHEP-25, CHEP-20, CHEP-30) by disadvantage

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Data set details

• Theme: Higher education
• Publication: Participation measures in higher education
• Release: Academic year 2023/24
• Number of rows: 45
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Entrants
  • Rate
  • School census population
• Filters:
  • Disadvantage
  • Entry age
• Time period: 2009/10 to 2018/19

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	entry_age	disadvantage	entrants	sc_population	rate
200910	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	by Age 20	Disadvantaged	35510	137161	25.9
201011	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	by Age 20	Disadvantaged	37331	133844	27.9
201112	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	by Age 20	Disadvantaged	41819	140281	29.8
201213	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	by Age 20	Disadvantaged	47005	152514	30.8
201314	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	by Age 20	Disadvantaged	46426	148721	31.2

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 5 variables

Variable name	Variable description
disadvantage	Disadvantage
entrants	Entrants
entry_age	Entry age
rate	Rate
sc_population	School census population

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Footnotes

1. Only the latest five years of data (relating to the 15-year-old cohorts between 2009/10 and 2013/14), for which we have complete and consistent breakdowns, have been published.

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If you have a specific enquiry about Disadvantage statistics and data:

HE Participation and Provider Statistics Team

Email: he.statistics@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Louis Erritt

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