Data set from Further education and skills

Learner characteristics - Participation, Achievement by Age, Sex, Detailed Ethnicity, LLDD, Provision Type

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Published 29 January 2026

Last updated 29 January 2026

Further education and skills learner participation and achievements detailed demographic breakdowns. Breakdowns for adult (19+) Education and training can also be obtained.

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Data set details

• Theme: Further education
• Publication: Further education and skills
• Release: Academic year 2025/26
• Number of rows: 279,364
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Learner achievements
  • Participation
• Filters:
  • Age (under 19/19+)
  • Age group (with unknowns)
  • Ethnicity major
• Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	age_summary_with_unknowns	age_youth_adult	minority_ethnic	sex	learning_difficulty_disability	ethnicity_major	ethnicity_minor	provision_type	level	participation	learner_achievements
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	19-24	19+	White	Female	With learning difficulty / disability	White	Gypsy or Irish Traveller	Further Education and Skills	Entry level	10	10
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	19-24	19+	White	Female	With learning difficulty / disability	White	Gypsy or Irish Traveller	Further Education and Skills	Level 1	10	10
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	19-24	19+	White	Female	With learning difficulty / disability	White	Gypsy or Irish Traveller	Further Education and Skills	No level assigned	10	10
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	19-24	19+	White	Female	With learning difficulty / disability	White	Gypsy or Irish Traveller	Education and Training	Entry level	10	10
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	19-24	19+	White	Female	With learning difficulty / disability	White	Gypsy or Irish Traveller	Education and Training	Level 1	10	10

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 11 variables

Variable name	Variable description
age_summary_with_unknowns	Age group (with unknowns)
age_youth_adult	Age (under 19/19+)
ethnicity_major	Ethnicity major
ethnicity_minor	Ethnicity minor
learner_achievements	Learner achievements

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Footnotes

1. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
2. Education and Training includes Traineeships.
3. Ethnic minorities do not include white minorities.
4. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.
5. Learner characteristics (such as sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
6. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
7. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
8. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
9. Where shown, figures for 2025/26 are provisional and cover the first quarter (Aug to Oct).  Figures for other years are final and cover the full year (Aug to July).
10. White comprises white British, Gypsy or Irish Traveller, Irish, and any other white background.

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