Higher education students
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This file contains information on the number of higher education students in the UK, broken down by sex, level of education, mode of study, subject group and domicile.
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Data set details
- Theme
- UK education and training statistics
- Publication
- Education and training statistics for the UK
- Release
- Reporting year 2023
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of HE students
- Filters
- Domicile
- Gender
- Level of education
- Time period
- 2016/17 to 2021/22
Data set preview
time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | gender | subject | mode_of_study | level | domicile | t_students |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
202122 | Academic year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Female | Agriculture, food and related studies | Full-time | First degree | Total | 6740 |
202122 | Academic year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Female | Agriculture, food and related studies | Full-time | Masters and Others | Total | 1340 |
202122 | Academic year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Female | Agriculture, food and related studies | Full-time | Other Undergraduate | Total | 1765 |
202122 | Academic year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Female | Agriculture, food and related studies | Full-time | PhD and equivalent | Total | 280 |
202122 | Academic year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Female | Agriculture, food and related studies | Part-time | First degree | Total | 330 |
Variables in this data set
Variable name | Variable description |
---|---|
domicile | Domicile |
gender | Gender |
level | Level of education |
mode_of_study | Mode of study |
subject | Subject group |
Footnotes
- Subject totals do not include Higher Education students on courses in further education colleges in Northern Ireland.
- 2020/21 student numbers are not comparable to previous years due to a methodology change.
- Totals includes those whose gender identity is other or unclassified.
- Figures are rounded to the nearest 5 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 2.5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
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