Academic year 2019/20

Further education and skills

Data guidance

Published 26 November 2020

Description

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Coverage

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File formats and conventions

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Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

Advanced learner loans - applications

Filename: adv-learner-loans-applications-1920.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
apps_approved	Approved applications
apps_received	Received applications
characteristic	Characteristic
loan_amount_awarded	Total loan amount awarded (£000s)
provider_type	Provider type
qualification_type	Qualification type
SSA	Sector subject area

Footnotes

Applications closed on the following 31 July for each academic year respectively. Final application data is as at 30 September for each academic year (August to July).
The sum of applications may not equal the actual total number of applications as there may be duplicates in the learner breakdowns categories and qualification levels.
2018/19 data for provider type 'Other public funded' has been revised here to include around 30 applications (received/approved) which were previously included in the 'Private Sector public funded' category.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten, except for the Total loan amount awarded, which are rounded to the nearest hundred. Figures may not sum due to rounding. '~' Indicates a base value of fewer than five for the cohort combination.
Applications received include processed and unprocessed applications but exclude those Cancelled, Deleted, In Data Entry and Ineligible (except where stated).
From 2013/14 to 2015/16 loans were available for learners ages 24 or older studying full Level 3 and Level 4 qualifications. From 2016/17, advanced learner loans were extended to learners aged 19 or older on the first day of their course and studying at Levels 3 to 6, and are not directly comparable to earlier years.
For 2019/20, the sector subject area unknown volumes are under review.

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Advanced learner loans - participation

Filename: adv-learner-participation-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age	Age
level_3	Level 3
level_4	Level 4 plus
total_learners	Learners

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
From 2013/14 to 2015/16 loans were available for learners ages 24 or older studying full Level 3 and Level 4 qualifications. From 2016/17, advanced learner loans were extended to learners aged 19 or older on the first day of their course and studying at Levels 3 to 6, and are not directly comparable to earlier years.

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Annual headline - adult education budget

Filename: fes-annual-aeb-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
a_Below_Level_2_(excluding_English_and_maths)	Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding English and maths) (Aug-Jul)
a_English_and_maths	Achievement English and maths (Aug-Jul)
a_Full_Level_2	Achievement Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
a_Full_Level_3	Achievement Full Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
a_Level_2	Achievement Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
a_Level_3	Achievement Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
a_No_Level_Assigned	Achievement No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
a_Total	Total Achievement (Aug-Jul)
p_Below_Level_2_(excluding_English_and_maths)	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding English and maths) (Aug-Jul)
p_English_and_maths	Participation English and maths (Aug-Jul)
p_Full_Level_2	Participation Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
p_Full_Level_3	Participation Full Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
p_Level_2	Participation Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
p_Level_3	Participation Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
p_No_Level_Assigned	Participation No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
p_Total	Total Participation (Aug-Jul)

Footnotes

Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
From 2016/17, some learners who would have previously been included in full level 2 and full level 3, have been reclassified. Please see the methodology document for further information.
Total achievements are the count of learners that were funded by the Adult Education Budget that achieved at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
The no level assigned category includes a small number of cases which appear to be anomalies in the system.
Total participation is the count of learners that were funded by the Adult Education Budget that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
In 2017/18, there were approximately 2,400 learners undertaking community learning missing from the final data return (R14) due to a submission error for three providers. 2017/18 figures reported here do not include these learners.

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Annual headline summary

Filename: fes-annual-summary-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
a_Below_Level_2_(excluding_English_and_maths)	Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding English and maths) (Aug-Jul)
a_English_and_maths	Achievement English and maths (Aug-Jul)
a_Full_Level_2	Achievement Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
a_Full_Level_3	Achievement Full Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
a_Level_2	Achievement Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
a_Level_3	Achievement Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
a_Level_4	Achievement Level 4+ (Aug-Jul)
a_No_Level_Assigned	Achievement No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
a_Total	Total Achievement (Aug-Jul)
p_Below_Level_2_(excluding_English_and_maths)	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding English and maths) (Aug-Jul)
p_English_and_maths	Participation English and maths (Aug-Jul)
p_Full_Level_2	Participation Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
p_Full_Level_3	Participation Full Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
p_Level_2	Participation Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
p_Level_3	Participation Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
p_Level_4	Participation Level 4+ (Aug-Jul)
p_No_Level_Assigned	Participation No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
p_Total	Total Participation (Aug-Jul)

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
From 2016/17, some learners who would have previously been included in full level 2 and full level 3, have been reclassified. Please see the methodology document for further information.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
In 2017/18, there were approximately 2,400 learners undertaking community learning missing from the final data return (R14) due to a submission error for three providers. 2017/18 figures reported here do not include these learners.
This release does not now include offender learners for 2019/20 onwards as this data is being collected by the Ministry of Justice. In previous releases we included offender learning in our data where relevant, which accounted for around 78,000 learners aged 18+ in 2017/18 and around 57,600 learners aged 18+ in 2018/19.

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Charts

Filename: data-for-graphs-1920-20201120.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2005/06 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
19+_apps	Adult Apprenticeships
19+_cl	Adult Community learning
19+_eandt	Adult Education & training
19+_fes	Adult FE & skills
19+_fes_f4	Adult FE & skills - Level 4+
19+_fes_fl2	Adult FE & skills - Full Level 2
19+_fes_fl3	Adult FE & skills - Full Level3
app_advanced	Apprenticeships - Advanced
app_higher	Apprenticeships - Higher
app_intermediate	Apprenticeships - Intermediate
apps_all	All age Apprenticeships

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.

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Community learning geography - local authority district (1 year)

Filename: cl-geography-detailed-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority district; National; Regional
Time period: 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ach_family_english_maths_and_language	Achievement Family english maths and language
ach_neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Achievement Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
ach_personal_and_community_development_learning	Achievement Personal and community development learning
ach_total	Achievement Total
ach_wider_family_learning	Achievement Wider family learning
age_detailed	Age group (with unknowns)
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity Group
family_english_maths_and_language	Participation Family english maths and language
gender	Gender
neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Participation Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
personal_and_community_development_learning	Participation Personal and community development learning
total	Participation Total
wider_family_learning	Participation Wider family learning

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of April 2019.
Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England, learners are included in the 'Other' category. Where postcode is not known this is also included in the 'Other' category.

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Community learning learners - detailed series

Filename: cl-ethnicity-and-gender-detailed-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ach_family_english_maths_and_language	Achievements Family english maths and language
ach_neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Achievements Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
ach_personal_and_community_development_learning	Achievements Personal and community development learning
ach_total	Achievements Total
ach_wider_family_learning	Achievements Wider family learning
age_detailed	Age group (with unknowns)
bame	BAME learners
detailed_ethnicity	Ethnicity
ethnic_group	Ethnicity Group
family_english_maths_and_language	Participation Family english maths and language
gender	Gender
lldd	Learning difficulty/disability
neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Participation Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
personal_and_community_development_learning	Participation Personal and community development learning
total	Participation Total
wider_family_learning	Participation Wider family learning

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
In 2017/18, there were approximately 2,400 learners undertaking community learning missing from the final data return (R14) due to a submission error for three providers. 2017/18 figures reported here do not include these learners.
Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

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Community learning learners - headline summary

Filename: cl-type-summary-1920-q4-20201120.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
cl_type	Community Learning Type
participation	Participation
percentage_change	Participation percentage change

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated from unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%.
Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
In 2017/18, there were approximately 2,400 learners undertaking community learning missing from the final data return (R14) due to a submission error for three providers. 2017/18 figures reported here do not include these learners.

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Community learning learners - latest demographic summary

Filename: cl-learner-summary-1920-q4-20201119.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
demographic	Group
description	Demographic
pc_total	Percentages
total	Volumes

Footnotes

Percentages for learner characteristics include those learners where the characteristic is known. ‘Not known/not provided’ categories are excluded from the calculation.
Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated from unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%.
Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
In 2017/18, there were approximately 2,400 learners undertaking community learning missing from the final data return (R14) due to a submission error for three providers. 2017/18 figures reported here do not include these learners.
Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

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Community learning learners - learners with learning difficulties or disability

Filename: cl-lldd-detailed-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ach_family_english_maths_and_language	Achievements Family english maths and language
ach_neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Achievements Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
ach_personal_and_community_development_learning	Achievements Personal and community development learning
ach_total	Achievements Total
ach_wider_family_learning	Achievements Wider family learning
age_detailed	Age group (with unknowns)
bame	BAME learners
family_english_maths_and_language	Participation Family english maths and language
lldd	Learning difficulty/disability
lldd_primary	Learning difficulty/disability type
neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Participation Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
personal_and_community_development_learning	Participation Personal and community development learning
total	Participation Total
wider_family_learning	Participation Wider family learning

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
A learner may record multiple LLDD categories but must indicate which of these is the primary disability, difficulty or health problem. The overall ‘Primary LLDD and health problem’ totals may not match the main LLDD figures which uses a different field.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
In 2017/18, there were approximately 2,400 learners undertaking community learning missing from the final data return (R14) due to a submission error for three providers. 2017/18 figures reported here do not include these learners.

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Education and training geography - devolved administration (1 year)

Filename: e-and-t-devolved-admin-detailed-1920.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority district; Mayoral combined authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_summary_with_unknowns	Age group
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity Group
gender	Gender
q4_ach_bl2_ex_eng_mat	Achievement Below Level 2 (Excluding English and maths) (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_eng_mat_esol	Achievement English and maths (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_full_l2	Achievement Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_full_l3	Achievement Full Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_l2	Achievement Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_l3	Achievement Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_l4plus	Achievement Level 4+ (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_no_lx	Achievement No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_total	Total by Achievement (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_bl2_ex_eng_mat	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding English and maths) (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_eng_mat_esol	Participation English and maths (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_l2	Participation Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_l3	Participation Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_l4plus	Participation Level 4+ (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_total	Total Participation (Aug-Jul)

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of April 2019.
Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England, learners are included in the 'Other' category. Where postcode is not known this is also included in the 'Other' category. For devolved administrations, ‘Not applicable’ indicates areas outside Mayoral Combined Authorities or Greater London Authority.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

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Education and training geography - local authority district (1 year)

Filename: e-and-t-geography-detailed-1920-q4-20201117.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority district; National; Regional
Time period: 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_summary_with_unknowns	Age group (with unknowns)
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity Group
gender	Gender
q4_ach_bl2_ex_eng_mat	Achievement Below Level 2 (Excluding English and maths) (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_eng_mat_esol	Achievement English and maths (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_full_l2	Achievement Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_full_l3	Achievement Full Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_l2	Achievement Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_l3	Achievement Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_l4plus	Achievement Level 4+ (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_no_lx	Achievement No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
q4_ach_total	Total by Achievement (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_bl2_ex_eng_mat	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding English and maths) (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_eng_mat_esol	Participation English and maths (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_l2	Participation Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_l3	Participation Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_l4plus	Participation Level 4+ (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
q4_p_total	Total Participation (Aug-Jul)

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of April 2019.
Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.
Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England, learners are included in the 'Other' category. Where postcode is not known this is also included in the 'Other' category.

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Education and training learners - deprivation

Filename: e-and-t-deprivation-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_summary_with_unknowns	Age group (with unknowns)
learner_home_depriv	Learner Deprivation
p_bl2_ex_eng_mat	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding English and maths) (Aug-Jul)
p_eng_mat_esol	Participation English and maths (Aug-Jul)
p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
p_l2	Participation Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
p_l3	Participation Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
p_l4plus	Participation Level 4+ (Aug-Jul)
p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
p_total	Total Participation (Aug-Jul)

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
From 2016/17, some learners who would have previously been included in full level 2 and full level 3, have been reclassified. Please see the methodology document for further information.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Education and training includes traineeships.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Quintiles from 2014/15 to 2018/19 are based on the 2015 IMD rank of the learner's home postcode. IMD quintiles for 2019/20 are based on the 2019 IMD rank of the learner's home postcode.
Unknown IMD Quintile refers to a learner with a postcode that does not match to lower super output area.
Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England, learners are included in the 'Other' category. Where postcode is not known this is also included in the 'Other' category.

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Education and training learners - detailed series

Filename: e-and-t-ethnicity-and-gender-detailed-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ach_bl2_ex_eng_mat	Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding English and maths) (Aug-Jul)
ach_eng_mat_esol	Achievement English and maths (Aug-Jul)
ach_full_l2	Achievement Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
ach_full_l3	Achievement Full Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
ach_l2	Achievement Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
ach_l3	Achievement Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
ach_l4plus	Achievement Level 4+ (Aug-Jul)
ach_no_lx	Achievement No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
ach_total	Total Achievement (Aug-Jul)
age_summary_with_unknowns	Age group (with unknowns)
bame	BAME learners
ethnicity_detailed	Ethnicity
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity Group
gender	Gender
lldd	Learning difficulty/disability
p_bl2_ex_eng_mat	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding English and maths) (Aug-Jul)
p_eng_mat_esol	Participation English and maths (Aug-Jul)
p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
p_l2	Participation Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
p_l3	Participation Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
p_l4plus	Participation Level 4+ (Aug-Jul)
p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
p_total	Total Participation (Aug-Jul)

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
From 2016/17, some learners who would have previously been included in full level 2 and full level 3, have been reclassified. Please see the methodology document for further information.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
The learners with no gender recorded in 2017/18 were part of the employer ownership pilot.
Education and training includes traineeships.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
This release does not now include offender learners for 2019/20 onwards as this data is being collected by the Ministry of Justice. In previous releases we included offender learning in our data where relevant, which accounted for around 78,000 learners aged 18+ in 2017/18 and around 57,600 learners aged 18+ in 2018/19.
Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

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Education and training learners - latest demographic summary

Filename: e-and-t-learner-summary-1920-q4-20201118.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
demographic	Group
description	Demographic
percentage	Percentages
total_learners	Volumes

Footnotes

Percentages for learner characteristics include those learners where the characteristic is known. ‘Not known/not provided’ categories are excluded from the calculation.
Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated from unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%.
Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
The learners with no gender recorded in 2017/18 were part of the employer ownership pilot.
Education and training includes traineeships.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
This release does not now include offender learners for 2019/20 onwards as this data is being collected by the Ministry of Justice. In previous releases we included offender learning in our data where relevant, which accounted for around 78,000 learners aged 18+ in 2017/18 and around 57,600 learners aged 18+ in 2018/19.
Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

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Education and training learners- learners with learning difficulties or disability

Filename: e-and-t-lldd-detailed-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ach_bl2_ex_eng_mat	Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding English and maths) (Aug-Jul)
ach_eng_mat_esol	Achievement English and maths (Aug-Jul)
ach_full_l2	Achievement Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
ach_full_l3	Achievement Full Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
ach_l2	Achievement Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
ach_l3	Achievement Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
ach_l4plus	Achievement Level 4+ (Aug-Jul)
ach_no_lx	Achievement No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
ach_total	Total Achievement (Aug-Jul)
age_summary_with_unknowns	Age group (with unknowns)
bame	BAME learners
lldd	Learning difficulty/disability
lldd_primary	primary learning difficulty/disability
p_bl2_ex_eng_mat	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding English and maths) (Aug-Jul)
p_eng_mat_esol	Participation English and maths (Aug-Jul)
p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
p_l2	Participation Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
p_l3	Participation Level 3 (Aug-Jul)
p_l4plus	Participation Level 4+ (Aug-Jul)
p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
p_total	Total Participation (Aug-Jul)

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
From 2016/17, some learners who would have previously been included in full level 2 and full level 3, have been reclassified. Please see the methodology document for further information.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
A learner may record multiple LLDD categories but must indicate which of these is the primary disability, difficulty or health problem. The overall ‘Primary LLDD and health problem’ totals may not match the main LLDD figures which uses a different field.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
Education and Training aims include component aims for Traineeships.

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Education and training sector subject area tier 1 - detailed series

Filename: e-and-t-subject-t1-detailed-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_summary_with_unknowns	Age group
bame	BAME
gender	Gender
lldd	Learning difficulty/disability
notional_nvq_level	Detailed level
of_which_e_and_t	Education and training aim enrolments
of_which_e_and_t_ach	Education and training aim achievements
ssat1_desc	Sector subject area (tier 1)
stem	STEM flag

Footnotes

'Not Applicable/Not Known' levels includes aims where a qualification either has no level or may be taken at several levels.
STEM subjects include those in construction, engineering, information and communication technology and science and mathematics subject areas.
Aim participation is a count of aim enrolments (including component aims) for each academic year. Learners will be counted for each aim they are studying and so can be counted more than once.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
The learners with no gender recorded in 2017/18 were part of the employer ownership pilot.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
Education and Training aims include component aims for Traineeships.
This release does not now include offender learners for 2019/20 onwards as this data is being collected by the Ministry of Justice. In previous releases we included offender learning in our data where relevant, which accounted for around 78,000 learners aged 18+ in 2017/18 and around 57,600 learners aged 18+ in 2018/19.
Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

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Education and training sector subject area tier 2 - detailed series

Filename: e-and-t-subject-t2-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_summary_with_unknowns	Age group
notional_nvq_level	Detailed level
of_which_e_and_t	Education and Training Enrolments
ssat2_desc	Subject area (tier 2)
stem	STEM subjects flag

Footnotes

'Not Applicable/Not Known' levels includes aims where a qualification either has no level or may be taken at several levels.
Aim participation is a count of aim enrolments (including component aims) for each academic year. Learners will be counted for each aim they are studying and so can be counted more than once.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
Education and Training aims include component aims for Traineeships.

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English and maths - detailed series

Filename: e-and-m-series-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2014/15 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements_all	All Achievements
achievements_apps	Apprenticeships Achievements
achievements_et	Education and Training Achievements
age_youth_adult	Age (under 19/19+)
participation_all	All Participation
participation_apps	Apprenticeships Participation
participation_et	Education and Training Participation
subject_level	Subject and Level

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.

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English and maths - headline summary

Filename: e-and-m-summary-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
age_youth_adult	Age (under 19/19+)
participation	Participation
pc_participation	Participation percentage change
subject_level	Subject and level

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated from unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%.
Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.

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English and maths - regional breakdown

Filename: e-and-m-regional-1920-q4.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority district; Parliamentary constituency; Regional
Time period: 2019/20
Content: In progress

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
age_youth_adult	Age (under 19/19+)
participation	Participation
subject_level	Subject and level

Footnotes

Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the year. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero.
Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England, learners are included in the 'Other' category. Where postcode is not known this is also included in the 'Other' category.

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