ELQ status
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English-domiciled higher-level learners in England by equivalent or lower qualification (ELQ) status, academic years 2015/16 to 2023/24. OfS recognised HE only.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Higher education
- Publication
- Higher Level Learners in England
- Release
- Academic year 2023/24
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 864
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of entrants
- Number of qualifiers
- Percentage of all enrolments by characteristic
- Filters
- Broad type of higher learning
- Equivalent or lower qualification already held
- Level of study
- Time period
- 2015/16 to 2023/24
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | level | broad_type_of_higher_education | type_of_higher_education | equivalent_or_lower_qualification | number_of_entrants | number_of_enrolments | number_of_qualifiers | percentage_of_entrants_by_characteristic | percentage_of_all_enrolments_by_characteristic | percentage_of_qualifiers_by_characteristic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | 623685 | 1513780 | 473880 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Level 7 | Total | Total | Total | 140865 | 267400 | 115230 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Level 8 | Total | Total | Total | 11915 | 44350 | 10110 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Level 4 | Total | Total | Total | 22790 | 33395 | 28895 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 201516 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Level 5 | Total | Total | Total | 58170 | 106175 | 43280 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| broad_type_of_higher_education | Broad type of higher learning |
| equivalent_or_lower_qualification | Equivalent or lower qualification already held |
| level | Level of study |
| number_of_enrolments | Total number of enrolments |
| number_of_entrants | Number of entrants |
Footnotes
- From 2022/23, HESA's definition of a first year or entrant differs from that used previously with a small impact on overall student numbers. Prior to 2022/23, first year students at HEPs were those with a start date between 1 August and 31 July. For 2022/23 and onwards, entrants are defined as those students with a start date between 18 July and 17 July, the following calendar year. When used in conjunction with the Standard Registration Population, this has a small impact on overall student numbers, but the revision brings it in line with the concept used in the derivation of the Standard Registration Population.
- From 2022/23, students in HEPs who are writing-up at the end of the year are now able to be included in HESA's figures if certain conditions are met. In previous years, students in HEPs who are writing-up were excluded entirely.
- 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.
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