Reporting year 2020

Education and training statistics for the UK

Annual data release on schools, pupils, teachers, qualifications gained, education expenditure, further education and higher education in the UK.

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• Produced by: Department for Education
• Published: 26 November 2020
• Last updated: 25 November 2021

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• Higher and further education institutions

  National

  This file contains information on the number of higher and further education institutions in the UK.

  • Number of rows: 45
  • Indicators:
    • Number of institutions
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2018/19

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• Higher education students

  National

  This file contains information on the number of higher education students, broken down by gender, level of education, mode of study, subject group and domicile.

  • Number of rows: 3,781
  • Indicators:
    • Number of HE students
  • Filters:
    • Domicile
    • Gender
    • Level of education
  • Time period: 2016/17 to 2018/19

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• NEET

  National

  This file contains information in the number and percentage of young adults (aged 16-24) who are not in education or employment

  • Number of rows: 685
  • Indicators:
    • People who were NEET as a percentage of people in relevant population group
    • Total NEET
    • Total economically inactive
  • Filters:
    • Age
    • Gender
    • Quarter
  • Time period: 2001 to 2020

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• Pupil teacher ratios

  National, Regional

  This file contains information in the pupil teacher ratios in schools in the United Kingdom.

  • Number of rows: 356
  • Indicators:
    • Pupil-teacher ratio
  • Filters:
    • School type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20

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• Attendance in education settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

  National

  This file contains information on the attendance in education settings during the coronavirus outbreak, between 23rd March and 26th June 2020.

  • Number of rows: 264
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of children attending education settings during the COVID-19 outbreak between March and June 2020
    • Percentage of education settings that were open during the COVID-19 outbreak between March and June 2020
  • Filters:
    • Date
  • Time period: 2020 Week 13 to 2020 Week 26

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• Expenditure

  National

  This file contains information on government expenditure in education in the UK

  • Number of rows: 406
  • Indicators:
    • Total expenditure (millions)
  • Filters:
    • Education function
    • Expenditure level
    • Expenditure type
  • Time period: 2015-16 to 2019-20

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• Further education students

  National

  This file contains information on the number of further education students in the UK, by gender, age and mode of study.

  • Number of rows: 694
  • Indicators:
    • Number of FE students
  • Filters:
    • Age
    • Gender
    • Mode of study
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2018/19

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• Qualifications - headline measures

  National

  This file contains information on the headline qualification measures used by each country in the United Kingdom for students leaving education (typically between ages 16-18).

  • Number of rows: 22
  • Indicators:
    • Average Attainment 8 score of all pupils
    • Average EBacc APS score per pupil
    • Average Progress 8 score of all pupils
  • Filters:
    • Gender
    • Level of education
  • Time period: 2018/19

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• Highest qualification among 19-64 year olds

  National

  This file contains information on the highest qualification of adults (aged 19-64) in the United Kingdom.

  • Number of rows: 13
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of population with their highest qualification as NQF level 2 or above
    • Percentage of population with their highest qualification as NQF level 3 or above
    • Percentage of population with their highest qualification as NQF level 4 or above
  • Filters:
    • Age
    • Gender
  • Time period: 2019

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• School numbers

  National, Regional

  This file contains information on the number of schools in the United Kingdom, broken down by school type.

  • Number of rows: 571
  • Indicators:
    • Number of schools
  • Filters:
    • School type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20

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• Pupil numbers

  National, Regional

  This file contains information on the number of pupils in the United Kingdom, broken down by age, gender and school type.

  • Number of rows: 4,231
  • Indicators:
    • Number of pupils
  • Filters:
    • Age
    • Gender
    • School type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20

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• Teacher numbers

  National, Regional

  This file contains information on the number of teachers in the United Kingdom, broken down by gender and school type.

  • Number of rows: 1,305
  • Indicators:
    • Full-time equivalent number of teachers
  • Filters:
    • Gender
    • School type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20

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• Qualifications by subject

  National

  This file contains information on the numbers and percentages of pupils receiving qualifications in the United Kingdom, by subject.

  • Number of rows: 744
  • Indicators:
    • Number of leavers with attainment at SCQF Level 3-7
    • Percentage achieving D-E
    • Percentage achieving a different grade
  • Filters:
    • Gender
    • Level of education
    • Subject
  • Time period: 2018/19

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• Higher and further education staff

  National

  This file contains information on the number of staff in higher and further education institutions.

  • Number of rows: 34
  • Indicators:
    • Full-time equivalent staff
  • Filters:
    • Gender
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2018/19

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Data guidance

Description of the data sets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

Description

This document describes the data included in the “Education and training statistics for the UK - 2020” National Statistics releases underlying data files.

The methodology document for this release should be referenced alongside this release. It provides information and further links for information on data sources, their coverage and quality and how the data is produced.

Coverage

This release compiles information on education systems across the United Kingdom. There is data on:

• State-funded and independent school numbers - by school type
• Pupil numbers in state-funded and independent schools - by age, gender and school type
• Teacher numbers in state-funded and independent schools - by gender and school type
• Pupil-teacher ratios in state-funded schools - by school type
• Attendance in education settings between 23rd March and 26th June 2020
• Higher and further education institutions numbers
• Higher and further education staff numbers - by gender
• Higher education student numbers - by gender, subject grouping, level of education, mode of study and domicile
• Further education student numbers - by gender, age and mode of study
• The percentage of young adults (aged 16-24) not in education or employment
• Headline qualification measures for students leaving secondary education, typically at ages 16-18 - by gender
• Qualification measures by subject - by gender
• Qualification levels of the adult population (aged 19-64) - by gender and age group
• Education expenditure

File formats and conventions

Rounding

Most figures in this publication are provided unrounded.

Conventions

The following convention is used throughout the underlying data.

‘c’ suppressed (either value under 5 or data suppressed to prevent the identification of values under 5)

‘z’ not applicable

‘:’ not available

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