Department for Education

Reporting year 2021

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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• Published: 25 November 2021
• Last updated: 25 November 2021

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• Pupil teacher ratios

  National, Regional

  <p>Pupil: teacher ratios in state funded schools in the United Kingdom by phase.</p>

  • Number of rows: 375
  • Indicators:
    • Pupil-teacher ratio
  • Filters:
    • School type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Higher and further education institutions

  National

  <p>Further and higher education institutions in the United Kingdom.</p>

  • Number of rows: 46
  • Indicators:
    • Number of institutions
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20

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• NEET

  National

  <p>The number and percentage of young adults in the United Kingdom who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) by age group and gender.</p>

  • Number of rows: 712
  • 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 2021

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• School numbers

  National, Regional

  <p>The number of schools in the United Kingdom by phase.</p>

  • Number of rows: 685
  • Indicators:
    • Number of schools
  • Filters:
    • School type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Higher education students

  National

  <p>Higher education students in the United Kingdom by gender, level and mode of study, subject and domicile .</p>

  • Number of rows: 2,332
  • Indicators:
    • Number of HE students
  • Filters:
    • Domicile
    • Gender
    • Level of education
  • Time period: 2016/17 to 2019/20

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• Teacher numbers

  National, Regional

  <p>Full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom by phase and gender.</p>

  • Number of rows: 1,746
  • Indicators:
    • Full-time equivalent number of teachers
  • Filters:
    • Gender
    • School type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Highest qualification among 19-64 year olds

  National

  <p>Highest qualification level of adults aged 19-64 in the United Kingdom by age group and gender.</p>

  • 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: 2020

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• Further education students

  National

  <p>Further education students in the United Kingdom by age, gender and mode of study.</p>

  • Number of rows: 807
  • Indicators:
    • Number of FE students
  • Filters:
    • Age
    • Gender
    • Mode of study
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20

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• Expenditure

  National

  <p>Expenditure on education in the United Kingdom &nbsp;by education function, expenditure type and expenditure level.</p>

  • Number of rows: 487
  • Indicators:
    • Total expenditure (millions)
    • Total expenditure as a percentage of GDP
    • Total expenditure in real terms (millions)
  • Filters:
    • Education function
    • Expenditure level
    • Expenditure type
  • Time period: 2015-16 to 2020-21

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• Pupil numbers

  National, Regional

  <p>Pupils in the United Kingdom by phase, age and gender.</p>

  • Number of rows: 5,074
  • Indicators:
    • Number of pupils
  • Filters:
    • Age
    • Gender
    • School type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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