Department for Education

Reporting year 2023

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: 9 November 2023

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• Schools

  National, Regional

  <p>This file contains information on the number of schools in the UK, by school type.</p>

  • Number of rows: 824
  • Indicators:
    • Number of schools
  • Filters:
    • School type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23

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• Pupils

  National, Regional

  <p>This file contains information on the number of pupils in the UK, by age, sex and school type.</p>

  • Number of rows: 2,904
  • Indicators:
    • Number of pupils
  • Filters:
    • Age
    • Gender
    • School type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23

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• Teachers

  National, Regional

  <p>This file contains information on the number of teachers in the UK, by sex and school type.</p>

  • Number of rows: 2,327
  • Indicators:
    • Full-time equivalent number of teachers
  • Filters:
    • Gender
    • School type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23

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• Pupil teacher ratios (PTRs)

  National, Regional

  <p>This file contains information on pupil to teacher ratios (PTRs) in schools in the UK, by school type.</p>

  • Number of rows: 592
  • Indicators:
    • Pupil-teacher ratio
  • Filters:
    • School type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2022/23

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• Further education students

  National

  <p>This file contains information on the number of further education students in the UK, by sex, age and mode of study.</p>

  • Number of rows: 954
  • Indicators:
    • Number of FE students
  • Filters:
    • Age
    • Gender
    • Mode of study
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2021/22

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• Higher education students

  National

  <p>This file contains information on the number of higher education students in the UK, broken down by sex, level of education, mode of study, subject group and domicile.</p>

  • Number of rows: 2,520
  • Indicators:
    • Number of HE students
  • Filters:
    • Domicile
    • Gender
    • Level of education
  • Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22

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• Further and higher education providers

  National

  <p>This file contains information on the number of further and higher education providers in the UK.</p>

  • Number of rows: 65
  • Indicators:
    • Number of institutions
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2021/22

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• UK NEET data

  National

  <p>This file contains information in the number and percentage of young adults (aged 16-24) who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the UK, by sex.</p>

  • Number of rows: 3,132
  • Indicators:
    • Number of people
    • Percentage of relevant population group
  • Filters:
    • Age
    • Gender
    • Population category
  • Time period: 2001 to 2023

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• Highest qualification among 19-64 year olds

  National

  <p>This file contains information on the highest qualification of adults (aged 19-64) in the UK, by sex.</p>

  • Number of rows: 84
  • Indicators:
    • Number of people in thousands
    • Percentage of relevant population group
  • Filters:
    • Age
    • Gender
    • Population category
  • Time period: 2022

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• Education expenditure UK

  National

  <p>This file contains information on government expenditure in education in the UK.</p>

  • Number of rows: 648
  • Indicators:
    • Total expenditure (millions)
    • Total expenditure in real terms (millions)
    • Total expenditure as a percentage of GDP
  • Filters:
    • Education function
    • Expenditure level
    • Expenditure type
  • Time period: 2015-16 to 2022-23

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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 contents of the underlying data files accompanying the ‘education and training’ statistics publication. There is a Methodology document that is linked under ‘Useful information’ at the top of the release, that contains further information on the statistics published here.

Coverage

This release compiles information on education systems across the United Kingdom.

File formats and conventions

Symbols used in the underlying data are as follows:

• ‘z’ when an observation is not applicable
• ‘x’ when data is unavailable for other reasons
• ‘c’ confidential data
• ‘low’ rounds to 0, but is not 0

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If you have a specific enquiry about Education and training statistics for the UK statistics and data:

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Email: InternationalEvidence.STATISTICS@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Amal Abdullahi

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