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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Higher Level Learners in England

2. Step 2

   • Data set: Higher level learners by Type of higher level learning - 2015/16 to 2020/21 academic years

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number of entrants
     • Percentage of entrants
   • Qualification level:
     • Total
     • Level 4
     • Level 5
     • Level 6
     • Level 7
   • Type of higher level learning:
     • Total

6. Step 6 Explore data

   This data is not from the latest release

   View latest data: Academic year 2021/22

   'Higher level learners by Type of higher level learning - 2015/16 to 2020/21 academic years' for Level 4, Level 5, Level 6, Level 7 and Level 8 in England between 2015/16 and 2020/21

   	Number of entrants						Percentage of entrants
   	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21
   Level 4	65,655	61,790	61,860	67,415	66,380	68,535	9.0%	8.3%	8.2%	8.8%	8.6%	8.0%
   Level 5	87,160	84,435	75,525	74,970	69,410	73,500	12.0%	11.3%	10.1%	9.8%	9.0%	8.5%
   Level 6	405,250	403,500	410,160	414,300	423,795	465,210	55.7%	54.2%	54.7%	54.2%	55.1%	54.1%
   Level 7	158,145	183,000	189,975	194,050	196,910	239,740	21.7%	24.6%	25.3%	25.4%	25.6%	27.9%
   Level 8	11,930	12,230	12,765	13,805	12,610	13,555	1.6%	1.6%	1.7%	1.8%	1.6%	1.6%
   Total	728,140	744,955	750,290	764,540	769,105	860,540	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

   Footnotes

   1. See the About this release section for explanation of differences from other official statistics on apprenticeships and higher education.
   2. The “Other Higher Level (Unfunded higher level)” category is a lower bound estimate. There is likely to be some unfunded-learning in FE providers that is not recorded as it is only mandatory for providers to record information in the ILR for their ESFA-funded learners. There may also be higher level learning in the private sector that is not recorded in administrative data held by government.

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   • Publication: Higher Level Learners in England, Academic year 2021/22

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