Data set from Participation measures in higher education

Age - previous methodology

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Published 29 January 2026

Last updated 29 January 2026

HE participation by specific age, up to age 37, including a cumulative rate (previous methodology)

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Data set details

• Theme: Higher education
• Publication: Participation measures in higher education
• Release: Academic year 2023/24
• Number of rows: 252
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Cumulative rate
  • Entrants
  • Rate
• Filters:
  • Age entered HE
• Time period: 2001/02 to 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	age_in_he	entrants	sc_population	rate	cumulative_rate
200102	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	37	998	559710	0.2	42.4
200102	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	36	1028	559710	0.2	42.2
200203	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	36	1057	574931	0.2	42.9
200102	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	35	1274	559710	0.2	42.1
200203	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	35	1161	574931	0.2	42.7

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 5 variables

Variable name	Variable description
age_in_he	Age entered HE
cumulative_rate	Cumulative rate
entrants	Entrants
rate	Rate
sc_population	School census population

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Footnotes

1. "No data" refers to where a cohort has not yet reached the age specified by the 2023/24 academic year.
2. For the 2005/06 cohort, the rate for 18-year-olds is understated. This is explained in the Limitations section in the Methodology.

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HE Participation and Provider Statistics Team

Email: he.statistics@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Louis Erritt

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