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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Further education and skills

2. Step 2

   • Data set: Advanced learner loans - applications

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2014/15 to 2020/21

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   • Indicators:
     • Approved applications
     • Received applications
     • Total loan amount awarded (£000s)
   • Characteristic:
     • Total
     • 19-23
     • 24-30
     • 31-40
     • 41-50
   • Provider type:
     • Total
   • Qualification type:
     • Total
   • Sector subject area:
     • Total

6. Step 6 Explore data

   This data is not from the latest release

   View latest data: Academic year 2023/24

   'Advanced learner loans - applications' for 19-23, 24-30, 31-40, 41-50, 50+ and 5 other filters in England between 2014/15 and 2020/21

   			2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21
   Total		Received applications	67,280	80,650	93,660	81,510	77,610	69,400	62,870
   		Approved applications	56,870	71,190	82,290	71,460	68,330	61,280	55,350
   		Total loan amount awarded (£000s)	£148,800	£195,200	£236,200	£208,000	£200,300	£182,400	£166,900
   Age group	19-23	Received applications	z	z	21,240	19,390	18,200	15,530	14,600
   		Approved applications	z	z	18,520	16,570	15,590	13,660	12,810
   		Total loan amount awarded (£000s)	z	z	£59,500	£53,800	£51,000	£45,300	£42,600
   	24-30	Received applications	27,000	31,060	27,260	22,930	21,410	18,490	17,080
   		Approved applications	22,680	27,140	23,680	19,950	18,690	16,100	14,810
   		Total loan amount awarded (£000s)	£63,300	£78,400	£69,700	£59,100	£56,300	£49,300	£45,900
   	31-40	Received applications	23,280	28,470	26,110	22,900	22,290	21,060	18,770
   		Approved applications	19,790	25,300	23,130	20,370	20,020	18,710	16,660
   		Total loan amount awarded (£000s)	£50,800	£68,500	£62,900	£56,500	£55,800	£53,400	£48,200
   	41-50	Received applications	12,850	15,650	14,040	12,010	11,310	10,390	8,940
   		Approved applications	10,940	13,940	12,510	10,770	10,140	9,300	8,020
   		Total loan amount awarded (£000s)	£26,500	£36,000	£32,700	£28,700	£27,100	£25,100	£22,200
   	50+	Received applications	4,050	5,450	4,990	4,250	4,380	3,930	3,480
   		Approved applications	3,440	4,800	4,420	3,780	3,890	3,510	3,050
   		Total loan amount awarded (£000s)	£8,100	£12,300	£11,300	£9,800	£10,100	£9,300	£8,100
   	Unknown	Received applications	110	20	30	30	20	10	10
   		Approved applications	10	10	20	20	10	~	~
   		Total loan amount awarded (£000s)	~	~	~	£100	~	~	~
   Gender	Female	Received applications	48,670	56,840	66,100	57,090	55,820	50,160	47,540
   		Approved applications	41,550	50,210	58,100	50,020	49,330	44,390	41,850
   		Total loan amount awarded (£000s)	£104,000	£132,300	£160,200	£139,800	£139,200	£126,700	£121,300
   	Male	Received applications	18,610	23,810	27,560	24,420	21,780	19,240	15,330
   		Approved applications	15,310	20,980	24,190	21,440	19,000	16,890	13,500
   		Total loan amount awarded (£000s)	£44,900	£62,900	£76,000	£68,200	£61,100	£55,800	£45,700
   UK Status	UK	Received applications	57,070	65,340	77,540	67,710	64,330	57,450	52,670
   		Approved applications	48,660	57,330	67,770	59,030	56,320	50,270	45,960
   		Total loan amount awarded (£000s)	£125,700	£155,000	£193,100	£171,000	£164,200	£148,700	£138,000
   	Non-UK	Received applications	10,210	15,310	16,120	13,790	13,280	11,950	10,200
   		Approved applications	8,210	13,860	14,520	12,430	12,020	11,010	9,390
   		Total loan amount awarded (£000s)	£23,100	£40,200	£43,100	£37,000	£36,100	£33,800	£29,000

   Footnotes

   1. From 2013/14 to 2015/16 loans were available for learners ages 24 or older studying full Level 3 and Level 4 qualifications. From 2016/17, Advanced Learner Loans were extended to learners aged 19 or older on the first day of their course and studying at Levels 3 to 6, and are not directly comparable to earlier years
   2. Applications received include processed and unprocessed applications but exclude those Cancelled, Deleted, In Data Entry and Ineligible (except where stated)

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   • Publication: Further education and skills, Academic year 2023/24

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