Data set from Higher Level Learners in England

Higher level learners by Equivalent or lower qualification - 2020/21 academic year

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Published 23 June 2022

Last updated 23 June 2022

English domiciled higher-level learners in England by Equivalent or Lower Qualification (ELQ) status, academic year 2020/21

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Data set details

• Theme: Higher education
• Publication: Higher Level Learners in England
• Release: Academic year 2020/21
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • All enrolments
  • Number of entrants
  • Percentage of all enrolments by characteristic
• Filters:
  • Equivalent or lower qualification
  • Qualification level
  • Type of higher level learning
• Time period: 2020/21

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_name	country_code	level	he_type_broad	equivalent_or_lower_qualification	number_of_entrants	number_of_enrolments_total	percentage_entrants_by_characteristic	percentage_all_enrolments_by_characteristic
202021	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	Level 4	OfS Recognised HE	ELQ aim to qualifications already held	2710	4090	19.2	19.7
202021	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	Level 4	OfS Recognised HE	Not an ELQ aim to qualifications already held	11415	16720	80.8	80.3
202021	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	Level 4	OfS Recognised HE	Unknown	1930	2555	z	z
202021	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	Level 5	OfS Recognised HE	ELQ aim to qualifications already held	4335	6825	12.7	11.2
202021	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	Level 5	OfS Recognised HE	Not an ELQ aim to qualifications already held	29840	53940	87.3	88.8

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 7 variables

Variable name	Variable description
equivalent_or_lower_qualification	Equivalent or lower qualification
he_type_broad	Type of higher level learning
level	Qualification level
number_of_enrolments_total	All enrolments
number_of_entrants	Number of entrants

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Footnotes

1. Caution should be applied when interpreting these statistics due to the high level of unknowns. To allow for comparisons across learning types, the following percentages are based on learners where ELQ status is known.
2. See the About this release section for explanation of differences from other official statistics on apprenticeships and higher education.

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