Data set from Further education and skills

Geography Region, LA, LAD, PCON - Participation, Achievement by provision type (rates per 100,000 population)

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Published 29 January 2026

Last updated 29 January 2026

Further education and skills detailed geography summary by provision type and level. The file contains figures for adult (19+) Further education and skills, 19+ Education and training, Tailored Learning, and all age apprenticeships.

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Data set details

• Theme: Further education
• Publication: Further education and skills
• Release: Academic year 2025/26
• Number of rows: 821,888
• Geographic levels: English devolved area, Local authority, Local authority district, Local skills improvement plan area, National, Parliamentary constituency, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Starts
  • Participation
  • Learner achievements
• Filters:
  • Age group
  • Level or type
  • Provision type
• Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	new_la_code	old_la_code	la_name	lad_code	lad_name	pcon_code	pcon_name	english_devolved_area_code	english_devolved_area_name	lsip_code	lsip_name	provision_type	regulated_status	level_or_type	age_summary	starts	participation	learner_achievements	population_estimate	starts_rate_per_100000_population	participation_rate_per_100000_population	learner_achievements_rate_per_100000_population
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England														Further education and skills	Total	Further education and skills: Total	Total	z	1068520	201730	34769641	z	3073	580
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England														Further education and skills	Total	Further education and skills: Total	19-24	z	342600	48150	4221504	z	8116	1141
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England														Further education and skills	Total	Further education and skills: Total	25+	z	725890	153560	30548137	z	2376	503
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England														Further education and skills	Total	Further education and skills: Total	Unknown	z	30	20	z	z	z	z
202526	Academic year	National	E92000001	England														Further education and skills	Total	Further education and skills: Entry level	Total	z	156490	23640	34769641	z	450	68

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 11 variables

Variable name	Variable description
age_summary	Age group
learner_achievements	Learner achievements
learner_achievements_rate_per_100000_population	Indicative learner achievements rate per 100,000 population
level_or_type	Level or type
participation	Participation

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Footnotes

1. Education and Training includes Traineeships.
2. Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of an English devolved area or not known it is included in the 'Outside of an English Devolved Area and unknown' category.
3. Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' category.
4. Numbers 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.
5. Population data has been extracted from Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (opens in new tab). Population estimates for all years have been rebased to align with the Census 2024 results. Previously published rates per 100,000 have been updated in line with these new estimates. A few local authority districts have missing data, where this is the case the previous estimates have been used.
6. The York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority, East Midlands Combined County Authority and Cornwall received ASF as part of devolution plans from 01 August 2025.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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).

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