Academic year 2020/21

Further education and skills

Apprenticeship and adult 19+ Further Education and skills learning, including community learning, education and training, and basic skills (English and maths).

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• Produced by: Department for Education
• Published: 28 January 2021
• Last updated: 25 November 2021

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• Community learning participation percentage change by type

  Community learning participation percentage change by type

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• Adult (19+) Basic skills participation and achievements by subject and level 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Adult (19+) Basic skills participation and achievements by subject and level 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Adult (19+) funded education and training learner participation by ethnicity group and level from 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Adult (19+) funded education and training learner participation by ethnicity group and level from 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• 19+ Education and training achievement rates by gender

  19+ Education and training achievement rates by gender

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• 19+ Education and training achievement rates by BAME

  19+ Education and training achievement rates by BAME

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• SLC applications for advanced learner loans by demographics, 2014/15 to 2020/21

  SLC applications for advanced learner loans by demographics, 2014/15 to 2020/21

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• 19+ Education and training achievement rates by learners with a learning difficulty and or disability

  19+ Education and training achievement rates by learners with a learning difficulty and or disability

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• Adult (19+) education and training aims enrolments by sector subject area tier 2 and detailed level, 2020/21

  Adult (19+) education and training aims enrolments by sector subject area tier 2 and detailed level, 2020/21

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• Adult (19+) funded education and training learner participation by provider 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Adult (19+) funded education and training learner participation by provider 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Education and training learner participation by level, IMD quintile and age, 2020/21

  Education and training learner participation by level, IMD quintile and age, 2020/21. (previous full year figures back to 2015/16 can be added).

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• Community learning learner participation by provider 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Community learning learner participation by provider 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Community learning by LLDD, 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Community learning by LLDD, 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Adult (19+) funded education and training participation by LLDD and level from 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Adult (19+) funded education and training learner participation by LLDD and level from 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Adult (19+) funded Education and training participation by English devolved area for the first three quarters of 2020/21

  Adult (19+) funded Education and training participation by English devolved area for the first three quarters of 2020/21

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• Further education and skillls participation by level, IMD quintile and age, 2020/21

  Adult (19+) further education and skills participation by level, IMD quintile and age, 2020/21. Under 19 apprenticeship participation and full year figures back to 2015/16 can be added.

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• Community learning participation and achievements by type

  Community learning participation and achievements by type

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• Community learning participation by type and region, 2020/21

  Community learning participation by type and region, 2020/21

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• Adult education and training aims enrolments by SSAT1 and level, 2020/21

  Adult education and training aims enrolments by SSAT1 and level, 2020/21

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• Further education and skills participation by gender and ethnicity group, 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Further education and skills participation by gender and ethnicity group, 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Adult (19+) funded education and training aim enrolments by provider 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Adult (19+) funded education and training aim enrolments by provider 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Community learning participation by gender and ethnicity group, 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Community learning participation by gender and ethnicity group, 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Further education and skills participation by detailed learning disability and level, 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Further education and skills participation by detailed learning disability and level, 2015/16 to 2020/21

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

  National, Regional

  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

  • Number of rows: 3,443
  • Indicators:
    • Aim enrolments by eligible learners on courses included in the Free Courses for Jobs offer
    • Aim enrolments on courses included in the Free Courses for Jobs offer
  • Filters:
    • Sector Subject Area (tier 1)
    • Start month (within the academic year)
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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• Further education and skills learners - deprivation

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  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

  • Number of rows: 929
  • Indicators:
    • Participation Basic skills
    • Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills)
    • Participation Full Level 2
  • Filters:
    • Age (Under 19/19+)
    • Age group (with unknowns)
    • Learner Deprivation
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Latest headlines - summary

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 4
  • Indicators:
    • Participation Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
    • Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills) (Aug to Jul)
    • Participation Full Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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• Annual headline summary

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 7
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement Basic skills (Aug-Jul)
    • Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills) (Aug-Jul)
    • Achievement Full Level 2 (Aug-Jul)
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Education and training sector subject area tier 2 - detailed series

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 25,154
  • Indicators:
    • Education and Training Enrolments
  • Filters:
    • Age Group (with unknowns)
    • Detailed level
    • STEM
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Community learning learners - latest demographic summary

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 43
  • Indicators:
    • % (Aug to Jul)
    • Participation (Aug to Jul)
  • Filters:
    • Demographic
    • Group
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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

  English devolved area, Local authority district, National, Regional

  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

  • Number of rows: 821,610
  • Indicators:
    • Aims Achievements (Aug to Jul)
    • Aims Enrolments (Aug to Jul)
  • Filters:
    • Detailed level
    • Ethnicity Group
    • Gender
  • Time period: 2020/21

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• Community learning providers - detailed series

  Provider

  Community learning detailed provider breakdowns Academic year: 2015/16 to 2020/21 Indicators: Participation and Achievement  totals, also breakdowns by community learning type

  • Number of rows: 1,630
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement - All community learning
    • Achievement - Family english, maths and language
    • Achievement - Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Basic Skills - detailed series

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 325
  • Indicators:
    • All Achievements
    • All Participation
    • Apprenticeships Achievements
  • Filters:
    • Age (under 19/19+)
    • Level
    • Reporting date
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Further education and skills learners - detailed series

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 137,711
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement Basic skills
    • Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills)
    • Achievement Full Level 2
  • Filters:
    • Age (under 19/19+)
    • Age group (with unknowns)
    • BAME learners
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Annual headline - adult education budget

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 6
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
    • Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills ) (Aug to Jul)
    • Achievement Full Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
  • Time period: 2016/17 to 2020/21

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• Further education and skills learners - latest demographic summary

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 40
  • Indicators:
    • Education & Training % (Aug to Jul)
    • Education & Training Participation (Aug to Jul)
    • Further Education & Skills % (Aug to Jul)
  • Filters:
    • Demographic
    • Group
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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

  English devolved area, Local authority district, National, Regional

  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

  • Number of rows: 26,713
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
    • Achievements Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills) (Aug to Jul)
    • Achievements Full Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
  • Filters:
    • Age Group
    • Ethnicity Group
    • Gender
  • Time period: 2020/21

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• Achievement rates - learners with learning difficulties and or disability

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 568
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement Rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Learning difficulty/disability
    • Qualification level
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• Achievement rates - gender

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 430
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement Rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Gender
    • Qualification level
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• Achievement rates - time series

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 4,520
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement Rate
    • Leavers
    • Pass Rate
  • Filters:
    • Age
    • Qualification Level
    • Qualification Type
  • Time period: 2017/18 to 2019/20

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• Achievement rates - BAME

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 566
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement Rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • BAME learners
    • Qualification level
  • Time period: 2019/20

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• Community learning learners - detailed series

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 49,876
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements Family english maths and language
    • Achievements Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
    • Achievements Personal and community development learning
  • Filters:
    • Age Group (with unknowns)
    • BAME
    • Detailed Ethnicity
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Key performance indicators

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 2
  • Indicators:
    • Community learning participation
    • Education and training participation
    • Further education and skills participation
  • Time period: 2020/21

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• Community learning learners - learners with learning difficulties and or disability

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 8,909
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements Family english maths and language
    • Achievements Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
    • Achievements Personal and community development learning
  • Filters:
    • Age Group (with unknowns)
    • BAME
    • LLDD
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Advanced learner loans - applications

  National, Regional

  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)

  • Number of rows: 372
  • Indicators:
    • Approved applications
    • Received applications
    • Total loan amount awarded (£000s)
  • Filters:
    • Characteristic
    • Provider type
    • Qualification type
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2020/21

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• Further education and skills - participation by provider type

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 190
  • Indicators:
    • % change
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Level
    • Provider Type
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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• Further education and skills subject - free courses for jobs summary

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 136
  • Indicators:
    • Aim enrolments by eligible learners on courses included in the Free Courses for Jobs offer
    • Aim enrolments on courses included in the Free Courses for Jobs offer
  • Filters:
    • Age at start of enrolment
    • Start month (within the academic year)
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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• Further education and skills geography - latest region summary

  Regional

  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

  • Number of rows: 31
  • Indicators:
    • Participation Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
    • Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills) (Aug to Jul)
    • Participation Full Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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• Education and training providers - detailed enrolments

  Provider

  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)

  • Number of rows: 167,738
  • Indicators:
    • Enrolments
  • Filters:
    • Level
    • Sector Subject Area
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Community learning learners - headline summary

  National

  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.

  • Number of rows: 4
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements Family english maths and language (Aug to Jul)
    • Achievements Family english maths and language (Aug to Jul) Percentage Change
    • Achievements Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities (Aug to Jul)
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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• Education and training providers - detailed participation and achievements

  Provider

  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

  • Number of rows: 6,002
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement Basic Skills
    • Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic Skills)
    • Achievement Full Level 2
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• Charts data

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 17
  • Indicators:
    • Adult Apprenticeships
    • Adult Community learning
    • Adult Education & training
  • Time period: 2005/06 to 2020/21

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• Latest headlines - adult education budget

  National

  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,

  • Number of rows: 4
  • Indicators:
    • Participation Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
    • Participation Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills) (Aug to Jul)
    • Participation Full Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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

  Local authority district, National, Regional

  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

  • Number of rows: 54,924
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements by Family English Maths and Language Achievements
    • Achievements by Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities Achievements
    • Achievements by Personal and Community Development Learning Achievements
  • Filters:
    • Age group (with unknowns)
    • Ethnicity Group
    • Gender
  • Time period: 2020/21

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• Basic skills - regional breakdown (reported to date)

  Local authority district, Parliamentary constituency, Regional

  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

  • Number of rows: 33,307
  • Indicators:
    • Achievements
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Age (under 19/19+)
    • Subject and level
  • Time period: 2020/21

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• Further education and skills subject - latest headline summary

  National

  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)

  • Number of rows: 52
  • Indicators:
    • Aim Achievements (Aug to Jul)
    • Aim Achievements (Aug to Jul) Percentage
    • Aim Enrolments (Aug to Jul)
  • Filters:
    • Sector Subject Area (tier 1)
  • Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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• Advanced learner loans - participation

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 43
  • Indicators:
    • Learners
    • Level 3
    • Level 4 plus
  • Filters:
    • Age
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2020/21

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• Further education and skills learners - learning difficulties and or disability

  National

  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

  • Number of rows: 25,550
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement Basic skills
    • Achievement Below Level 2 (excluding Basic skills)
    • Achievement Full Level 2
  • Filters:
    • Age (under 19/19+)
    • Age group (with unknowns)
    • BAME learners
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

  Data set information page
  Create table

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Supporting files

Supporting files provide an area for teams to supply non-standard files for download by users where required.

7 supporting data files

• Underlying data - FE and skills (FES) demographics by level - pre 2021 only

  Underlying data - FE and skills (FES) demographics by level - pre 2021 only

  Download (csv, 5 Mb)

• Underlying data - FE and skills (FES) demographics

  Underlying data - FE and skills (FES) demographics

  Download (csv, 5 Mb)

• Underlying data - FE and skills (FES) learner participation

  Underlying data - FE and skills (FES) learner participation

  Download (zip, 55 Mb)

• Underlying data - FE and skills (FES) aims achievements

  Underlying data - FE and skills (FES) aims achievements

  Download (zip, 98 Mb)

• Underlying data - FE and skills (FES) aims enrolments

  Underlying data - FE and skills (FES) aims enrolments

  Download (zip, 196 Mb)

• Advanced learner loans applications - top 10 qualifications

  Advanced learner loans applications - top 10 qualifications

  Download (csv, 11 Kb)

• Metadata for underlying files

  Explanatory information for using the underlying data files that accompany the Further education and skills 2020/21 statistics publication.

  Download (pdf, 183 Kb)

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Data guidance

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

Description

This document describes the  contents of the underlying data files accompanying the ‘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

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Contact us

If you have a specific enquiry about Further education and skills statistics and data:

FE Statistics Production and Dissemination Team

Email: FE.OFFICIALSTATISTICS@education.gov.uk
Contact name: FE Statistics Production and Dissemination Team

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Telephone: 020 7783 8300

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