Learner characteristics - Participation, Achievement by Age, LLDD, Primary LLDD, Ethnicity, Provision Type
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Further education and skills learner participation and achievements detailed demographic breakdowns. Breakdowns for adult (19+) Education and training can also be obtained.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Further education
- Publication
- Further education and skills
- Release
- Academic year 2025/26
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 275,652
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Learner achievements
- Participation
- Filters
- Age (under 19/19+)
- Age group (with unknowns)
- Learning difficulty / disability
- Time period
- 2020/21 to 2025/26
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provision_type | age_youth_adult | age_summary_with_unknowns | sex | learning_difficulty_disability | primary_learning_difficulty_disability | minority_ethnic | level | participation | learner_achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Further Education and Skills | Total | Total | Female | Unknown | Not provided | White | Full level 3 | 3950 | 560 |
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Further Education and Skills | Total | Total | Female | Unknown | Not provided | White | Level 2 | 3420 | 980 |
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Further Education and Skills | Total | Total | Female | Unknown | Not provided | White | Level 3 | 4630 | 720 |
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Further Education and Skills | Total | Total | Female | Unknown | Not provided | White | Level 4+ | 4000 | 660 |
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Further Education and Skills | Total | Total | Female | Unknown | Not provided | White | No level assigned | 2600 | 1770 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age_summary_with_unknowns | Age group (with unknowns) |
| age_youth_adult | Age (under 19/19+) |
| learner_achievements | Learner achievements |
| learning_difficulty_disability | Learning difficulty / disability |
| level | Level |
Footnotes
- Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
- Education and Training includes Traineeships.
- Ethnic minorities do not include white minorities.
- Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.
- Learner characteristics (such as sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
- Learners declaring multiple learning difficulties and/or disabilities (LLDD) categories must indicate which of these is the primary disability, difficulty or health problem. Overall ‘Primary LLDD and health problem’ totals may not match the main LLDD figures.
- Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
- Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
- Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
- Where shown, figures for 2025/26 are provisional and cover the first two quarters (Aug to Jan). Figures for other years are final and cover the full year (Aug to July).
- White comprises white British, Gypsy or Irish Traveller, Irish, and any other white background.
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