Data set from Education and training statistics for the UK

Further Education Students

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Published 12 November 2026

Last updated 12 November 2026

This file contains information on the number of further education students in the UK, by sex, age and mode of study.

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Data set details

• Theme: UK education and training statistics
• Publication: Education and training statistics for the UK
• Release: Reporting year 2026
• Number of rows: 2,697
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of FE students
• Filters:
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Mode of study
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2024/25

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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	gender	age	mode_of_study	t_students
202425	Academic year	National	N92000002	Northern Ireland	Female	16	Full-time	2365
202425	Academic year	National	N92000002	Northern Ireland	Female	16	Part-time	755
202425	Academic year	National	N92000002	Northern Ireland	Female	17	Full-time	2140
202425	Academic year	National	N92000002	Northern Ireland	Female	17	Part-time	675
202425	Academic year	National	N92000002	Northern Ireland	Female	18	Full-time	1150

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables

Variable name	Variable description
age	Age
gender	Gender
mode_of_study	Mode of study
t_students	Number of FE students

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Footnotes

1. 'z' indicates data is not applicable.
2. Totals include further education students at further education colleges or higher education providers.
3. In England, student numbers by mode of study (e.g. part-time, work-based learning) are unavailable.
4. Welsh totals may not reflect the sum of male and female totals, and overall totals include those who report their gender as 'other'.
5. Trends in further education students may differ depending on the metric being used (enrolments, headcount, full-time equivalents, course length, etc.)

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Contact us

If you have a specific enquiry about Further Education Students statistics and data:

International evidence and statistics team

Email: InternationalEvidence.STATISTICS@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Amal Abdullahi

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