Academic year 2020/21

Apprenticeships and 19-plus Further Education Skills Index

Measures the total value-added of the Further Education system in England over time. Includes provision type breakdown and value-added per learner.

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  • FE Skills Index - achievers and value added by provision type

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    Sub-totals for value-added from different groups of qualification types and subjects within the system each year. Also includes associated achiever numbers and the % contribution a qualification/subject combination made to the all-FE value-added in an academic year. Academic years: 2012/13 to 2020/21 Indicators:  estimated value-added, number of achievers, percentage contribution to total value-added Filters:   provision type and level of learning, subject

    Number of rows
    460
    Indicators
    • Estimated value added
    • Number of achievers
    • Percentage contribution to total value added
    Filters
    • Provision type and level of learning
    • Sector Subject Area
    Time period
    2012/13 to 2020/21
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  • FE Skills Index - all indices

    National

    Index values for the FE system and for each of apprenticeships and classroom-based learning. Academic years: 2012/13 to 2020/21 Indicators:  skills index, value-added per learner index, index of achiever numbers Filters: provision type

    Number of rows
    28
    Indicators
    • Annual change in Skills Index
    • Annual change in Value added per learner index
    • Index of achiever numbers
    Filters
    • Provision type
    Time period
    2012/13 to 2020/21
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Description of the data sets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

Description

The FE Skills Index presents statistics estimating the trend in aggregated value-added from learners achieving FE qualifications. Full details of how this is derived and the limitations are provided in the FE Skills Index methodology. 

The FE Skills Index dataset is derived from other outputs: 

  • the Individualised Learner Record 
  • statistical modelling outputs from DfE analysis of the longitudinal education outcomes (LEO) study
  • the DfE Outcome Based Success Measures

Coverage

The FE Skills Index reports on ESFA funded further education achievers in England for academic years 2012/13 to 2020/21. 

The achievers included in the FE Skills Index cohort are:

  • funded apprenticeship achievers of all ages
  • adult (aged 19+) further education and skills learners achieving classroom-based qualifications

File formats and conventions

The underlying data files are provided in comma separated value (csv) format.

Whole numbers are rounded to the nearest 10, percentages are provided to one decimal place. 

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If you have a specific enquiry about Apprenticeships and 19-plus Further Education Skills Index statistics and data:

Further education outcomes statistics

Email: FE.OUTCOMESDATA@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Karen Woolgar
Telephone: 0114 2742249

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If you have a media enquiry:

Telephone: 020 7783 8300

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If you have a general enquiry about the Department for Education (DfE) or education:

Phone: 0370 000 2288

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Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5.30pm (closed on bank holidays)

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