Key statistics - Academic year
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Data for key statistic headlines in academic years
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Data set details
- Theme
- Finance and funding
- Publication
- Student loan forecasts for England
- Release
- Financial year 2025-26
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 4
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Full-time undergraduate higher education students starting in academic year 2025/26 are expected to borrow on average
- Half of undergraduate loan borrowers starting in academic year 2025/26 are expected to repay their loan in full within
- Of full-time undergraduate higher education students starting in academic year 2025/26,
- Filters
- Loan type
- Plan type
- Time period
- 2025/26 to 2030/31
Data set preview
| plan_type | loan_type | time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | average_total_outlay_per_borrower_per_start_year | proportion_expected_to_fully_repay | number_of_student_entrants | median_repayment_term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan 5 | Higher education full time | 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 45190 | 55 | z | z |
| Plan 5 | Total | 203031 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | z | z | 547000 | z |
| Plan 5 | Total | 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | z | z | z | 30 |
| Total | Total | 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | z | z | z | z |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| average_total_outlay_per_borrower_per_start_year | Full-time undergraduate higher education students starting in academic year 2025/26 are expected to borrow on average |
| loan_type | Loan type - Filter by loan type |
| median_repayment_term | Half of undergraduate loan borrowers starting in academic year 2025/26 are expected to repay their loan in full within |
| number_of_student_entrants | The number of total undergraduate entrants expected to take out loans in 2030/31 is |
| plan_type | Plan type - Filter by plan type |
Footnotes
- Coverage: All borrowers who receive loans through Student Finance England. For further details on eligibility, please see the Student Finance England practitioner website: Link to practitioner products section on the SLC website (opens in new tab).
- Of full-time undergraduate higher education students starting in academic year 2025/26, 55% are expected to repay their loan in full, down from 56% for the 2024/25 cohort.
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Email: he.modelling@education.gov.ukContact name: Tony Carter and Sally Mercer