Academic year 2020/21

Further education and skills

Data guidance

Published 28 January 2021

Description

This document describes the  contents of the underlying data files accompanying the ‘Further education and skills’ 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

England

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.

Achievement rates - BAME

• Filename: et-achievement-rates-bame-1920-20210720.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2019/20
• Content:

  Education and training national achievement rate tables

  Academic year: 2019/20; ; Indicators: Achievement rate, Achievers, Completers, Leavers, Pass rate, Retention rate

  Filters: BAME, Qualification type, Qualification level and Age group ;

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Age	Age group
BAME	BAME learners
Overall_Achievement_Rate_%	Achievement Rate
Overall_Achievers	Achievers
Overall_Completers	Completers
Overall_Leavers	Leavers
Overall_Pass_Rate_%	Pass Rate
Overall_Retention_Rate_%	Retention Rate
Qualification_Level	Qualification level
Qualification_Type	Qualification type

Footnotes

1. Retention rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims completed divided by the number of leavers.
2. Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner
3. Further guidance for the Education & Training National Achievement Rate Tables can be found on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sfa-national-success-rates-tables
4. Pass rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims achieved divided by the number successfully completed.
5. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
6. For education & training, age is calculated based on 31 August in the academic year the learner started their qualification. The following age bands have been used in this report: 16-18, 19+.
7. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero
8. Level H includes qualifications at Level 4, Level 5 , Level 6 or Level 7.
9. Figures include all funded and unfunded aims reported on the ILR.
10. Achievement rates are based on the individual qualification aims that were completed in the relevant year (Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of aims achieved divided by the number started, excluding the aims of any learners that transferred onto another qualification within the same institution.
11. The overall achievement rate is based on the Hybrid End Year. The Hybrid End Year is the later of the Expected End Year, Actual End Year or Reporting Year of a qualification
12. Achievement rates are calculated according to the Education & Training Qualification Achievement Rate business rules. These documents are available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/qualification-achievement-rates-qar-2019-to-2020
13. The data source for all tables is the education & training achievement rate dataset for 2019/20.

Achievement rates - gender

• Filename: et-achievement-rates-gender-1920-20210720.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2019/20
• Content:

  Education and training national achievement rate tables

  Academic year: 2019/20

  Indicators: Achievement rate, Achievers, Completers, Leavers, Pass rate, Retention rate

  Filters: Gender, Qualification type, Qualification level and Age group

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Age	Age group
Gender	Gender
Overall_Achievement_Rate_%	Achievement Rate
Overall_Achievers	Achievers
Overall_Completers	Completers
Overall_Leavers	Leavers
Overall_Pass_Rate_%	Pass Rate
Overall_Retention_Rate_%	Retention Rate
Qualification_Level	Qualification level
Qualification_Type	Qualification type

Footnotes

1. Retention rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims completed divided by the number of leavers.
2. Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner
3. Further guidance for the Education & Training National Achievement Rate Tables can be found on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sfa-national-success-rates-tables
4. Pass rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims achieved divided by the number successfully completed.
5. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
6. For education & training, age is calculated based on 31 August in the academic year the learner started their qualification. The following age bands have been used in this report: 16-18, 19+.
7. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero
8. Level H includes qualifications at Level 4, Level 5 , Level 6 or Level 7.
9. Figures include all funded and unfunded aims reported on the ILR.
10. Achievement rates are based on the individual qualification aims that were completed in the relevant year (Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of aims achieved divided by the number started, excluding the aims of any learners that transferred onto another qualification within the same institution.
11. The overall achievement rate is based on the Hybrid End Year. The Hybrid End Year is the later of the Expected End Year, Actual End Year or Reporting Year of a qualification
12. Achievement rates are calculated according to the Education & Training Qualification Achievement Rate business rules. These documents are available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/qualification-achievement-rates-qar-2019-to-2020
13. The data source for all tables is the education & training achievement rate dataset for 2019/20.

Achievement rates - learners with learning difficulties and or disability

• Filename: et-achievement-rates-lldd-1920-20210720.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2019/20
• Content:

  Education and training national achievement rate tables

  Academic year: 2019/20

  Indicators: Achievement rate, Achievers, Completers, Leavers, Pass rate, Retention rate

  Filters: LLDD, Qualification type, Qualification level and Age group

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Age	Age group
Learning_Difficulty_Disability	Learning difficulty/disability
Overall_Achievement_Rate_%	Achievement Rate
Overall_Achievers	Achievers
Overall_Completers	Completers
Overall_Leavers	Leavers
Overall_Pass_Rate_%	Pass Rate
Overall_Retention_Rate_%	Retention Rate
Qualification_Level	Qualification level
Qualification_Type	Qualification type

Footnotes

1. Retention rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims completed divided by the number of leavers.
2. Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner
3. Further guidance for the Education & Training National Achievement Rate Tables can be found on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sfa-national-success-rates-tables
4. Pass rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims achieved divided by the number successfully completed.
5. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
6. For education & training, age is calculated based on 31 August in the academic year the learner started their qualification. The following age bands have been used in this report: 16-18, 19+.
7. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero
8. Level H includes qualifications at Level 4, Level 5 , Level 6 or Level 7.
9. Figures include all funded and unfunded aims reported on the ILR.
10. Achievement rates are based on the individual qualification aims that were completed in the relevant year (Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of aims achieved divided by the number started, excluding the aims of any learners that transferred onto another qualification within the same institution.
11. The overall achievement rate is based on the Hybrid End Year. The Hybrid End Year is the later of the Expected End Year, Actual End Year or Reporting Year of a qualification
12. Achievement rates are calculated according to the Education & Training Qualification Achievement Rate business rules. These documents are available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/qualification-achievement-rates-qar-2019-to-2020
13. The data source for all tables is the education & training achievement rate dataset for 2019/20.

Achievement rates - time series

• Filename: et-achievement-rates-time-series-1920-20210330.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2017/18 to 2019/20
• Content:

  Education and training national achievement rate tables

  Academic years: 2017/18 to 2019/20; ; Indicators: Achievement rate, Leavers, Pass rate, Retention rate

  Filters: Age group, Sector subject area, Qualification type and Qualification level

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievement_rate	Achievement Rate
age	Age
leavers	Leavers
pass_rate	Pass Rate
qualification_level	Qualification Level
qualification_type	Qualification Type
retention_rate	Retention Rate
sector_subject_area	Sector Subject Area

Footnotes

1. Sector Subject Area (SSA) codes are available on the qualification description page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/types-of-regulated-qualifications/qualification-descriptions
2. Retention rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims completed divided by the number of leavers.
3. Further guidance for the Education & Training National Achievement Rate Tables can be found on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sfa-national-success-rates-tables
4. Pass rates are based on the individual aims that were successfully completed in the relevant year (the Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of learning aims achieved divided by the number successfully completed.
5. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
6. Level H includes qualifications at Level 4, Level 5 , Level 6 or Level 7.
7. Figures include all funded and unfunded aims reported on the ILR.
8. Achievement rates are based on the individual qualification aims that were completed in the relevant year (Hybrid End Year). They are calculated as the number of aims achieved divided by the number started, excluding the aims of any learners that transferred onto another qualification within the same institution.
9. The overall achievement rate is based on the Hybrid End Year. The Hybrid End Year is the later of the Expected End Year, Actual End Year or Reporting Year of a qualification
10. Achievement rates are calculated according to the Education & Training Qualification Achievement Rate business rules. These documents are available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/qualification-achievement-rates-qar-2019-to-2020
11. The data source for all tables is the education & training achievement rate dataset for 2019/20.
12. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero

Advanced learner loans - applications

• Filename: adv-learner-loans-applications-2021.csv
• Geographic levels: National; Regional
• Time period: 2014/15 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Advanced learner loan applications and total loan amount awarded

  Academic year: 2014/15 to 2020/21; ; Indicators: Approved applications, Received applications and Total loan amount awarded (£000s) ; ; Filters: Characteristics (Age, Gender and UK status ), Provider Type, Qualification type and Sector subject area (tier 1)

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_in_thousands	Total loan amount awarded (£000s)
provider_type	Provider type
qualification_type	Qualification type
SSA	Sector subject area

Footnotes

1. 2018/19 data for provider type 'Other public funded' has been revised slightly here to include around 30 applications (received/approved) which were previously included in the 'Private Sector public funded' category
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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)
5. 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
6. Applications received include processed and unprocessed applications but exclude those Cancelled, Deleted, In Data Entry and Ineligible (except where stated)
7. For 2019/20, the sector subject area unknowns are under review

Advanced learner loans - participation

• Filename: adv-learner-participation-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014/15 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) Advanced learner loan-funded learner participation and achievements

  Academic year: 2014/15 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total learner participation, level 3 participation, level 4 participation; ; Filters: Age group

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

1. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
2. 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
3. Ages are based upon the age of the learner on 31 August of that particular academic year. Figures from 2016/17 onwards include a small number of learners aged 18 at the start of the academic year but aged 19 at the start of the aim in the 19-24 category. Similarly for previous years, a small number of learners aged 23 at the start of the academic year but aged 24 at the start of the aim are included in the 24 to 30 category
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero

Annual headline - adult education budget

• Filename: fes-annual-aeb-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) AEB-funded learner participation and achievements

  Academic year: 2016/17 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total Participation, Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills), Participation Basic skills, Participation Full Level 2, Participation Full Level 3, Participation Level 2, Participation Level 3, Participation No Level Assigned, Total Achievement, Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills ), Achievement Basic skills, Achievement Full Level 2, Achievement Full Level 3, Achievement Level 2, Achievement Level 3, Achievement No Level Assigned

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ach_basic_skills	Achievement Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
ach_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills ) (Aug to Jul)
ach_full_l2	Achievement Full Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
ach_full_l3	Achievement Full Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
ach_l2	Achievement Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
ach_l3	Achievement Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
ach_no_lx	Achievement No Level Assigned (Aug to Jul)
ach_total	Total Achievement (Aug to Jul)
p_basic_skills	Participation Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
p_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills) (Aug to Jul)
p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
p_l2	Participation Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
p_l3	Participation Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned (Aug to Jul)
p_total	Total Participation (Aug to Jul)

Footnotes

1. For 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 does not include these learners
2. Total achievements are the count of learners that were funded by the Adult Education Budget that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
3. Total participation is the count of learners that were funded by the Adult Education Budget that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
4. The no level assigned category includes a small number of cases which appear to be anomalies in the system
5. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
6. 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
7. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
8. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero

Annual headline summary

• Filename: fes-annual-summary-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) learner participation and achievements

  Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total Participation, Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills), Participation Basic skills, Participation Full Level 2, Participation Full Level 3, Participation Level 2, Participation Level 3, Participation Level 4+, Participation No Level Assigned, Total Achievement, Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills ), Achievement Basic skills, Achievement Full Level 2, Achievement Full Level 3, Achievement Level 2, Achievement Level 3, Achievement Level 4+, Achievement No Level Assigned

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
a_basic_skills	Achievement Basic skills (Aug-Jul)
a_below_level_2_excl_basic_skills	Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills) (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_4plus	Achievement Level 4+ (Aug-Jul)
a_no_level_assigned	Achievement No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
a_total	Total Achievement (Aug-Jul)
p_basic_skills	Participation Basic skills (Aug-Jul)
p_below_level_2_excl_basic_skills	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills) (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_4plus	Participation Level 4+ (Aug-Jul)
p_no_level_assigned	Participation No Level Assigned (Aug-Jul)
p_total	Total Participation (Aug-Jul)

Footnotes

1. For 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 does not include these learners
2. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
3. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
4. 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
5. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
6. 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
7. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero

Basic Skills - detailed series

• Filename: basic-skills-series-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Basic skills participation and achievements subject breakdowns. This comprises all age apprenticeships, adult (19+) Education and training, and all provision (that includes both all age apprenticeships and adult (19+) Education and training).

  Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: All participation, All achievements, Apprenticeship participation, Apprenticeship achievements, Education and training achievements, Education and training particpation, All participation percentage change

  Filters: Age group, subject, level

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+)
all_participation_percentage_change	Participation Percentage Change
level	Level
participation_all	All Participation
participation_apps	Apprenticeships Participation
participation_et	Education and Training Participation
reporting_date	Reporting date
subject	Subject

Footnotes

1. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
2. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero
4. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
5. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total

Basic skills - regional breakdown (reported to date)

• Filename: basic-skills-regional-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority district; Parliamentary constituency; Regional
• Time period: 2020/21
• Content:

  Basic skills total participation and total achievements geographical breakdowns.; ; Academic year: 2020/21

  Indicators: All participation, and All achievements

  Filters: Subject and level, and age group;

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

1. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
2. Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of April 2021
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero
4. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified
5. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
6. 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
7. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total

Charts data

• Filename: data-for-graphs-2021.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2005/06 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Historical time series of headline adult (19+) further further education and skills learner participation, containing breakdowns by provision type and in some cases level. Also includes some all age apprenticeship participation figures.; ; Academic year: 2005/06 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Adult Apprenticeship, Adult Community learning, Adult Education & training, Adult FE & skills, Adult FE & skills - Level 4+, Adult FE & skills - Full Level 2, Adult FE & skills - Full Level3, Apprenticeships - Advanced, Apprenticeships - Higher, Apprenticeships - Intermediate, All age Apprenticeships

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

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

Community learning geography - local authority district (reported to date)

• Filename: cl-geography-detailed-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority district; National; Regional
• Time period: 2020/21
• Content:

  Community learning geographical breakdowns; ; Academic year: 2020/21

  Indicators: Participation and Achievement totals, also breakdowns by community learning type; ; Filters: Age group (with unknowns), Gender and Ethnicity group

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 by Family English Maths and Language Achievements
ach_neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Achievements by Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities Achievements
ach_personal_and_community_development_learning	Achievements by Personal and Community Development Learning Achievements
ach_total	Total Community Learning Achievements
ach_wider_family_learning	Achievements by Wider Family Learning Achievements
age_detailed	Age group (with unknowns)
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity Group
family_english_maths_and_language	Participation by Family English Maths and Language
gender	Gender
neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Participation by Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities
personal_and_community_development_learning	Participation by Personal and Community Development Learning
total	Total Community Learning Participation
wider_family_learning	Participation by Wider Family Learning

Footnotes

1. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
2. Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner
3. Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of April 2021
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero
5. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census
6. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
7. 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
8. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total

Community learning learners - detailed series

• Filename: cl-ethnicity-and-gender-detailed-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Community learning detailed demographic breakdowns; ; Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Participation and Achievement totals, also breakdowns by community learning type

  Filters: Age group (with unknowns), Gender, BAME, LLDD, Detailed Ethnicity and Ethnicity group

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	Total Achievements
ach_wider_family_learning	Achievements Wider family learning
age_detailed	Age Group (with unknowns)
bame	BAME
ethnicity_detailed	Detailed Ethnicity
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity Group
family_english_maths_and_language	Participation Family english maths and language
gender	Gender
lldd	LLDD
neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Participation Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
personal_and_community_development_learning	Participation Personal and community development learning
total	Total Participation
wider_family_learning	Participation Wider family learning

Footnotes

1. For 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 does not include these learners
2. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
3. Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero
5. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census
6. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
7. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total

Community learning learners - headline summary

• Filename: cl-type-summary-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Community learning headline values; ; Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Participation and Achievement totals, also breakdowns by community learning type. Year-on-year percentage changes are also included as an indicator.

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 (Aug to Jul)
ach_family_english_maths_and_language_percent_change	Achievements Family english maths and language (Aug to Jul) Percentage Change
ach_neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Achievements Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities (Aug to Jul)
ach_neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities_percent_change	Achievements Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities (Aug to Jul) Percentage Change
ach_personal_and_community_development_learning	Achievements Personal and community development learning (Aug to Jul)
ach_personal_and_community_development_learning_percent_change	Achievements Personal and community development learning (Aug to Jul) Percentage Change
ach_total	Total Achievements (Aug to Jul)
ach_total_percent_change	Total Achievements (Aug to Jul) Percentage Change
ach_wider_family_learning	Achievements Wider family learning (Aug to Jul)
ach_wider_family_learning_percent_change	Achievements Wider family learning (Aug to Jul) Percentage Change
family_english_maths_and_language	Participation Family english maths and language (Aug to Jul)
family_english_maths_and_language_percent_change	Participation Family english maths and language (Aug to Jul) Percentage Change
neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Participation Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities (Aug to Jul)
neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities_percent_change	Participation Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities (Aug to Jul) Percentage Change
personal_and_community_development_learning	Participation Personal and community development learning (Aug to Jul)
personal_and_community_development_learning_percent_change	Participation Personal and community development learning (Aug to Jul) Percentage Change
total	Total Participation (Aug to Jul)
total_percent_change	Total Participation (Aug to Jul) Percentage Change
wider_family_learning	Participation Wider family learning (Aug to Jul)
wider_family_learning_percent_change	Participation Wider family learning (Aug to Jul) Percentage Change

Footnotes

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

Community learning learners - latest demographic summary

• Filename: cl-learner-summary-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Community learning summary demographic breakdowns

  Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total participation and percentage proportion

  Filters: Demographic group (Gender, LLDD, BAME flag, Age group), demographic description

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
demographic	Group
description	Demographic
pc_total	% (Aug to Jul)
total	Participation (Aug to Jul)

Footnotes

1. Percentages for learner characteristics include those learners where the characteristic is known. ‘Not known/not provided’ categories are excluded from the calculation
2. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
3. Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
5. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census
6. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
7. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero

Community learning learners - learners with learning difficulties and or disability

• Filename: cl-lldd-detailed-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Community learning detailed LLDD breakdowns; ; Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Participation and achievements, and also breakdowns by community learning type

  Filters: Age group (with unknowns), BAME flag, LLDD, primary LLDD

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	Total Achievements
ach_wider_family_learning	Achievements Wider family learning
age_detailed	Age Group (with unknowns)
bame	BAME
family_english_maths_and_language	Participation Family english maths and language
lldd	LLDD
lldd_primary	LLDD Primary
neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Participation Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
personal_and_community_development_learning	Participation Personal and community development learning
total	Total Participation
wider_family_learning	Participation Wider family learning

Footnotes

1. For 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 does not include these learners
2. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
3. Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero
5. 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
6. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census
7. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
8. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total

Community learning providers - detailed series

• Filename: fes-cl-provider-part-ach-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Provider
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Community learning detailed provider breakdowns; ; Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Participation and Achievement totals, also breakdowns by community learning type

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ach_feml	Achievement - Family english, maths and language
ach_nldc	Achievement - Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
ach_pcdl	Achievement - Personal and community development learning
ach_total	Achievement - All community learning
ach_wfl	Achievement - Wider family learning
p_feml	Participation - Family english, maths and language
p_nldc	Participation - Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
p_pcdl	Participation - Personal and community development learning
p_total	Participation - All community learning
p_wfl	Participation - Wider family learning

Footnotes

1. For 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 does not include these learners
2. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5
4. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
5. Provider UKPRN is shown after the provider name

Education and training geography - English devolved areas (reported to date)

• Filename: e-and-t-eng-dev-areas-detailed-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: English devolved area; Local authority district; National; Regional
• Time period: 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) Education and training learner participation and achievements detailed provider file

  Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total Participation, Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills), Participation Basic skills, Participation Full Level 2, Participation Full Level 3, Participation Level 2, Participation Level 3, Participation Level 4+, Participation No Level Assigned, Total Achievement, Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills ), Achievement Basic skills, Achievement Full Level 2, Achievement Full Level 3, Achievement Level 2, Achievement Level 3, Achievement Level 4+, Achievement No Level Assigned

  Filters: Gender, level, age group

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ach_basic_skills	Achievements Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
ach_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Achievements Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills) (Aug to Jul)
ach_full_l2	Achievements Full Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
ach_full_l3	Achievements Full Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
ach_l2	Achievements Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
ach_l3	Achievements Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
ach_l4plus	Achievements Level 4+ (Aug to Jul)
ach_no_lx	Achievements No Level Assigned (Aug to Jul)
ach_total	Total Achievements (Aug to Jul)
age_summary_with_unknowns	Age Group
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity Group
gender	Gender
p_basic_skills	Participation Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
p_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills) (Aug to Jul)
p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
p_l2	Participation Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
p_l3	Participation Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
p_l4plus	Participation Level 4+ (Aug to Jul)
p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned (Aug to Jul)
p_total	Total Participation (Aug to Jul)

Footnotes

1. Education and Training includes Traineeships
2. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
3. Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of April 2021
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5
5. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified
6. 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
7. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total

Education and training geography - local authority district (reported to date)

• Filename: e-and-t-geography-detailed-2021-q4-191121.csv
• Geographic levels: English devolved area; Local authority district; National; Regional
• Time period: 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) Education and Training aim enrolments and and achievements English devolved area breakdowns

  Academic year: 2020/21

  Indicators: Aim enrolments, Aim achievements

  Filter: Gender, level, Sector subject area (tier 1), ethnicity group

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
e_and_t_aims_ach	Aims Achievements (Aug to Jul)
e_and_t_aims_enrolments	Aims Enrolments (Aug to Jul)
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity Group
gender	Gender
notional_nvq_level	Detailed level
ssa_t1_desc	Subject area (tier 1)

Footnotes

1. Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of April 2021
2. 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
3. Aim achievements are a count of aims achieved (including component aims) for each stated academic period. Learners will be counted for each aim they achieve and so can be counted more than once

Education and training providers - detailed enrolments

• Filename: fes-et-provider-enrolments-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Provider
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) Education and Training aim enrolments detailed provider breakdowns

  Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Aim enrolments

  Filter: Level, Sector subject area (tier 1)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
enrols	Enrolments
level	Level
ssa_t1_desc	Sector Subject Area

Footnotes

1. Aim enrolments are a count of enrolments at aim level (including component aims) for each stated academic period. Learners will be counted for each aim they are studying and so can be counted more than once
2. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5
3. Education and Training aims include component aims for Traineeships
4. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
5. Provider UKPRN is shown after the provider name

Education and training providers - detailed participation and achievements

• Filename: fes-et-provider-part-ach-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Provider
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) Education and training learner participation and achievements detailed provider file

  Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total Participation, Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills), Participation Basic skills, Participation Full Level 2, Participation Full Level 3, Participation Level 2, Participation Level 3, Participation Level 4+, Participation No Level Assigned, Total Achievement, Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills ), Achievement Basic skills, Achievement Full Level 2, Achievement Full Level 3, Achievement Level 2, Achievement Level 3, Achievement Level 4+, Achievement No Level Assigned

  Filters: Provider

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ach_basic_skills	Achievement Basic Skills
ach_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic Skills)
ach_full_l2	Achievement Full Level 2
ach_full_l3	Achievement Full Level 3
ach_l2	Achievement Level 2
ach_l3	Achievement Level 3
ach_l4plus	Achievement Level 4+
ach_no_lx	Achievement No Level Assigned
ach_total	Total Achievement
p_basic_skills	Participation Basic Skills
p_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic Skills)
p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2
p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3
p_l2	Participation Level 2
p_l3	Participation Level 3
p_l4plus	Participation Level 4+
p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned
p_total	Total Participation

Footnotes

1. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
2. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5
3. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
4. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
5. Provider UKPRN is shown after the provider name

Education and training sector subject area tier 2 - detailed series

• Filename: e-and-t-subject-t2-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) Education and Training aim enrolments detailed subject breakdowns

  Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Aim enrolments

  Filter: Age group (with unknowns), STEM flag, Sector subject area (tier 2), notional NVQ level

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)
notional_nvq_level	Detailed level
of_which_e_and_t	Education and Training Enrolments
ssa_t2_desc	Sector Subject Area (tier 2)
stem	STEM

Footnotes

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

Further education and skills - participation by provider type

• Filename: fes-provider-summary-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) Further education and skills learner participation by provider type summary.

  Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total Participation, year-on-year percentage change

  Filters: Provider type, level

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
level	Level
participation	Participation
percent_change	% change
provider_type	Provider Type

Footnotes

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

Further education and skills geography - latest region summary

• Filename: fes-geography-summary-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Regional
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) Further education and skills learner participation by region summary.

  Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total Participation, Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills), Participation Basic skills, Participation Full Level 2, Participation Full Level 3, Participation Level 2, Participation Level 3, Participation Level 4+, Participation No Level Assigned

  Filters: Region

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
p_basic_skills	Participation Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
p_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills) (Aug to Jul)
p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
p_l2	Participation Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
p_l3	Participation Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
p_l4plus	Participation Level 4+ (Aug to Jul)
p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned (Aug to Jul)
p_total	Total Participation (Aug to Jul)

Footnotes

1. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
2. Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of April 2021
3. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified
4. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
5. 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
6. 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
7. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero

Further education and skills learners - deprivation

• Filename: fes-deprivation-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Further education and skills learner participation by indices of multiple deprivation breakdown. Breakdowns for adult (19+) Education and training can also be obtained. The under 19 Further education and skills provision corresponds to apprenticeships.

  Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total Participation, Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills), Participation Basic skills, Participation Full Level 2, Participation Full Level 3, Participation Level 2, Participation Level 3, Participation Level 4+, Participation No Level Assigned

  Filters: Learner home deprivation quintile, Age group (with unknowns), Age group (under 19/19+), Provision type

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)
age_youth_adult	Age (Under 19/19+)
learner_home_depriv	Learner Deprivation
p_basic_skills	Participation Basic skills
p_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills)
p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2
p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3
p_l2	Participation Level 2
p_l3	Participation Level 3
p_l4plus	Participation Level 4+
p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned
p_total	Total Participation
provision_type	Provision type

Footnotes

1. Education and Training includes Traineeships
2. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero
4. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified
5. Unknown IMD Quintile refers to a learner with a postcode that does not match to lower super output area
6. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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 from 2019/20 onwards are based on the 2019 IMD rank of the learner's home postcode

Further education and skills learners - detailed series

• Filename: fes-ethnicity-detailed-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Further education and skills learner participation and achievements detailed demographic breakdowns. Breakdowns for adult (19+) Education and training can also be obtained. The under 19 Further education and skills provision corresponds to apprenticeships.

  Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total Participation, Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills), Participation Basic skills, Participation Full Level 2, Participation Full Level 3, Participation Level 2, Participation Level 3, Participation Level 4+, Participation No Level Assigned, Total Achievement, Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills ), Achievement Basic skills, Achievement Full Level 2, Achievement Full Level 3, Achievement Level 2, Achievement Level 3, Achievement Level 4+, Achievement No Level Assigned

  Filters: BAME flag, LLDD, Gender, Ethnicity Group, Ethnicity, Age group (with unknowns), Age group (under 19/19+), Provision type

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ach_basic_skills	Achievement Basic skills
ach_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills)
ach_full_l2	Achievement Full Level 2
ach_full_l3	Achievement Full Level 3
ach_l2	Achievement Level 2
ach_l3	Achievement Level 3
ach_l4plus	Achievement Level 4+
ach_no_lx	Achievement No Level Assigned
ach_total	Total Achievement
age_summary_with_unknowns	Age group (with unknowns)
age_youth_adult	Age (under 19/19+)
bame	BAME learners
ethnicity_detailed	Ethnicity
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity Group
gender	Gender
lldd	Learning difficulty/disability
p_basic_skills	Participation Basic skills
p_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills)
p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2
p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3
p_l2	Participation Level 2
p_l3	Participation Level 3
p_l4plus	Participation Level 4+
p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned
p_total	Total Participation
provision_type	Provision Type

Footnotes

1. Education and Training includes Traineeships
2. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
3. Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero
5. Ages are based upon the age of the learner on 31 August of that particular academic year. Figures from 2016/17 onwards include a small number of learners aged 18 at the start of the academic year but aged 19 at the start of the aim in the 19-24 category. Similarly for previous years, a small number of learners aged 23 at the start of the academic year but aged 24 at the start of the aim are included in the 24 to 30 category
6. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified
7. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census
8. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
9. 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
10. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total

Further education and skills learners - latest demographic summary

• Filename: fes-learner-summary-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) Further education and skills learner participation by demographic breakdown summary . Breakdowns for adult (19+) Education and training can also be produced.

  Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total participation, Total participation percentage proportion, Total achievement, Total achievement percentage proportion

  Filters: Demographic group (Gender, LLDD, BAME flag, Age group), demographic description

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
demographic	Group
description	Demographic
percentage_et	Education & Training % (Aug to Jul)
percentage_fes	Further Education & Skills % (Aug to Jul)
total_learners_et	Education & Training Participation (Aug to Jul)
total_learners_fes	Further Education & Skills Participation (Aug to Jul)

Footnotes

1. Education and Training includes Traineeships
2. Percentages for learner characteristics include those learners where the characteristic is known. ‘Not known/not provided’ categories are excluded from the calculation
3. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
4. Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner
5. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
6. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero
7. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census
8. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year

Further education and skills learners - learning difficulties and or disability

• Filename: fes-lldd-detailed-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Further education and skills learner participation and achievements by detailed learning difficulty and/or disability. Breakdowns for adult (19+) Education and training can also be obtained. The under 19 Further education and skills provision corresponds to apprenticeships.

  Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total Participation, Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills), Participation Basic skills, Participation Full Level 2, Participation Full Level 3, Participation Level 2, Participation Level 3, Participation Level 4+, Participation No Level Assigned, Total Achievement, Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills ), Achievement Basic skills, Achievement Full Level 2, Achievement Full Level 3, Achievement Level 2, Achievement Level 3, Achievement Level 4+, Achievement No Level Assigned

  Filters: BAME flag, LLDD, Primary LLDD, Age group (with unknowns), Age group (under 19/19+), Provision type

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ach_basic_skills	Achievement Basic skills
ach_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills)
ach_full_l2	Achievement Full Level 2
ach_full_l3	Achievement Full Level 3
ach_l2	Achievement Level 2
ach_l3	Achievement Level 3
ach_l4plus	Achievement Level 4+
ach_no_lx	Achievement No Level Assigned
ach_total	Total Achievement
age_summary_with_unknowns	Age group (with unknowns)
age_youth_adult	Age (under 19/19+)
bame	BAME learners
lldd	Learning difficulty/disability
lldd_primary	Primary learning difficulty/disability
p_basic_skills	Participation Basic skills
p_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills)
p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2
p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3
p_l2	Participation Level 2
p_l3	Participation Level 3
p_l4plus	Participation Level 4+
p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned
p_total	Total Participation
provision_type	Provision type

Footnotes

1. Education and Training includes Traineeships
2. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
3. Learner characteristics (such as age, gender, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 4, whilst 0 indicates a true zero
5. 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
6. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified
7. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census
8. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
9. 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
10. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total

Further education and skills subject - free courses for jobs detailed series

• Filename: fes-subject-courses-for-jobs-detailed-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National; Regional
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Enrolments on courses included in the Free Courses for Jobs offer - detailed series

  Coverage: 2018/19 to 2020/21; ; Indicators: Total level 3 enrolments, Eligible level 3 enrolments; ; Filters: Sector Subject Area (tier 1), Start Month, Region

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
l3_eligible_enrolments	Aim enrolments by eligible learners on courses included in the Free Courses for Jobs offer
ssa_t1	Sector Subject Area (tier 1)
start_month	Start month (within the academic year)
total_l3_enrolments	Aim enrolments on courses included in the Free Courses for Jobs offer

Footnotes

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5
2. Eligible learners are identified as a) those without prior attainment at level 3 or above; and b) those not enrolled on the course as part of an apprenticeship; and c) all those aged 24 and above or those aged 19-23 where there is not already a statutory entitlement to the course through the adult education budget

Further education and skills subject - free courses for jobs summary

• Filename: fes-subject-courses-for-jobs-summary-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Enrolments on courses included in the Free Courses for Jobs offer - summary

  Coverage: 2018/19 to 2020/21; ; Indicators: Total level 3 enrolments, Eligible level 3 enrolments; ; Filters: Start Month, Age group

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
l3_eligible_enrolments	Aim enrolments by eligible learners on courses included in the Free Courses for Jobs offer
start_age_summary	Age at start of enrolment
start_month	Start month (within the academic year)
total_l3_enrolments	Aim enrolments on courses included in the Free Courses for Jobs offer

Footnotes

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of fewer than 5
2. Eligible learners are identified as a) those without prior attainment at level 3 or above; and b) those not enrolled on the course as part of an apprenticeship; and c) all those aged 24 and above or those aged 19-23 where there is not already a statutory entitlement to the course through the adult education budget

Further education and skills subject - latest headline summary

• Filename: fes-subject-summary-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) further education and skills aim enrolments and aim achievements broken down by sector subject area

  Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Aim enrolments, Aim enrolments proportional percentage, Aim achievements, Aim achievements proportional percentage,

  Filter: Sector subject area (tier 1)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ssa_t1_desc	Sector Subject Area (tier 1)
total_achievements	Aim Achievements (Aug to Jul)
total_achievements_percent	Aim Achievements (Aug to Jul) Percentage
total_enrolments	Aim Enrolments (Aug to Jul)
total_enrolments_percent	Aim Enrolments (Aug to Jul) Percentage

Footnotes

1. Aim enrolments are a count of enrolments at aim level (including component aims) for each stated academic period. Learners will be counted for each aim they are studying and so can be counted more than once
2. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. '~' indicates a percentage below 0.5%
3. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
4. Aim achievements are a count of aims achieved (including component aims) for each stated academic period. Learners will be counted for each aim they achieve and so can be counted more than once
5. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero

Key performance indicators

• Filename: kpi-202021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2020/21
• Content:

  Key latest headline figures

  Academic year: 2020/21

  Indicators: Adult (19+) Further education and skills participation, Adult (19+) Education and training participation, Community learning participation

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
CL-part	Community learning participation
ET-part	Education and training participation
FES-part	Further education and skills participation

Footnotes

1. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total

Latest headlines - adult education budget

• Filename: fes-latest-aeb-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) AEB-funded learner participation

  Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total Participation, Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills), Participation Basic skills, Participation Full Level 2, Participation Full Level 3, Participation Level 2, Participation Level 3, Participation No Level Assigned,

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
p_basic_skills	Participation Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
p_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills) (Aug to Jul)
p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
p_l2	Participation Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
p_l3	Participation Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned (Aug to Jul)
p_total	Total Participation (Aug to Jul)

Footnotes

1. Total participation is the count of learners that were funded by the Adult Education Budget that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
2. The no level assigned category includes a small number of cases which appear to be anomalies in the system
3. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero

Latest headlines - summary

• Filename: fes-latest-summary-2021-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Adult (19+) Further education and skills learner participation

  Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

  Indicators: Total Participation, Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills), Participation Basic skills, Participation Full Level 2, Participation Full Level 3, Participation Level 2, Participation Level 3, Participation Level 4+, Participation No Level Assigned

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
p_basic_skills	Participation Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
p_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills) (Aug to Jul)
p_full_l2	Participation Full Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
p_full_l3	Participation Full Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
p_l2	Participation Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
p_l3	Participation Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
p_l4plus	Participation Level 4+ (Aug to Jul)
p_no_lx	Participation No Level Assigned (Aug to Jul)
p_total	Total Participation (Aug to Jul)

Footnotes

1. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total
2. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified
3. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100. If shown, '~' indicates a base value of between 1 and 49, whilst 0 indicates a true zero