Academic year 2021/22

Further education and skills

Data guidance

Published 27 January 2022

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 - ET - headlines

• Filename: et-achievement-rates-time-series-2021.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Education and training national achievement rate tables

  Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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

  Filters: Sector Subject Area, Qualification type, Qualification level, Age

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. Learner characteristics (such as age, sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
2. Figures include all funded and unfunded aims reported on the ILR.
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
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. 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-2020-to-2021
6. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. 'low' indicates a percentage below 0.5%. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
7. 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.
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. Level H includes qualifications at Level 4, Level 5, Level 6 or Level 7.
10. 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.
11. 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
12. The data source for all tables is the education & training achievement rate dataset for 2020/21.

Achievement Rates ET Detailed Series

• Filename: et-achievement-rates-demographics-2021.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21
• Content:

  Education and training national achievement rate tables

  Academic year: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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

  Filters: Sector Subject Area, Qualification level, Age, Demographic (Ethnicity, Gender, Learners with a Disability/ Learning Difficulty)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age	Age
demographic	Demographic
group	Group
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
sector_subject_area	Subject area (tier 1)

Footnotes

1. Learner characteristics (such as age, sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
2. Figures include all funded and unfunded aims reported on the ILR.
3. Sector Subject Area (SSA) codes are available on the qualification description page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/types-of-regulated-qualifications/qualification-descriptions
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
5. 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.
6. 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-2020-to-2021
7. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. 'low' indicates a percentage below 0.5%. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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
12. The data source for all tables is the education & training achievement rate dataset for 2020/21.

Advanced learner loans - participation

• Filename: adv-learner-participation-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014/15 to 2021/22
• Content:

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

  Academic years: 2014/15 to 2021/22 full academic years

  Indicators: Learners, Level 3, Level 4 plus; ; Filters: Age

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

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

Footnotes

1. 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.
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. 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 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 50. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.

Annual headline - adult education budget

• Filename: fes-annual-aeb-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22
• Content:

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

  Academic years: 2016/17 to 2021/22 full academic years

  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 do not include these learners.
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. The no level assigned category includes a small number of cases which appear to be anomalies in the system.
5. 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.
6. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 50. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
7. 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.
8. 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.

Annual headline - summary

• Filename: fes-annual-summary-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22
• Content:

  Adult (19+) learner participation and achievements

  Academic years: 2015/16 to 2021/22 full academic years

  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	Achievements Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
a_below_level_2_excl_basic_skills	Achievements Below level 2 (excluding basic skills) (Aug to Jul)
a_full_level_2	Achievements Full level 2 (Aug to Jul)
a_full_level_3	Achievements Full level 3 (Aug to Jul)
a_level_2	Achievements Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
a_level_3	Achievements Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
a_level_4plus	Achievements Level 4+ (Aug to Jul)
a_no_level_assigned	Achievements No level assigned (Aug to Jul)
a_total	Total Achievements (Aug to Jul)
p_basic_skills	Participation Basic skills (Aug to Jul)
p_below_level_2_excl_basic_skills	Participation Below level 2 (excluding basic skills) (Aug to Jul)
p_full_level_2	Participation Full level 2 (Aug to Jul)
p_full_level_3	Participation Full level 3 (Aug to Jul)
p_level_2	Participation Level 2 (Aug to Jul)
p_level_3	Participation Level 3 (Aug to Jul)
p_level_4plus	Participation Level 4+ (Aug to Jul)
p_no_level_assigned	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. 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.
3. 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 do not include these learners.
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. 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 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 50. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
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.

Basic skills - detailed series

• Filename: basic-skills-series-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22
• 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 years: 2016/17 to 2021/22 full academic years

  Indicators: All participation, All Achievements, Apprenticeship Participation, Apprenticeship Achievements, Education and Training Achievements, Education and Training Participation, Participation Percentage Change

  Filters: Age (under 19/19+), Subject, Level, Reporting date

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. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
3. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
4. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. 'low' indicates a percentage below 0.5%. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
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. Basic skills figures now include English Digital Skills qualifications from the 2020/21 academic year, unless otherwise specified.

Basic skills - regional breakdown

• Filename: basic-skills-regional-2122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority district; National; Parliamentary constituency; Regional
• Time period: 2021/22
• Content:

  Basic skills total participation and total achievements geographical breakdowns.; ; Academic year: 2021/22 (Aug-Jul) full academic year

  Indicators: Participation, Achievements

  Filters: Subject and level, Age (under 19/19+)

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. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified.
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
4. Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of May 2022.
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 or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' 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.

Community learning geography - local authority district

• Filename: cl-geography-detailed-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority district; National; Regional
• Time period: 2021/22
• Content:

  Community learning geographical breakdowns; ; Academic year: 2021/22 (Aug-Jul) full academic year

  Indicators: Participation and Achievement totals, also breakdowns by community learning type; ; Filters: Age group (with unknowns), Sex 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)
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity group
family_english_maths_and_language	Participation Family english maths and language
neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Participation Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
personal_and_community_development_learning	Participation Personal and community development learning
sex	Sex
total	Total Participation
wider_family_learning	Participation Wider family learning

Footnotes

1. Learner characteristics (such as age, sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
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 May 2022.
4. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
5. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 50. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
6. Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' 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.
8. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

Community learning learners - detailed series

• Filename: cl-ethnicity-and-gender-detailed-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22
• Content:

  Community learning detailed demographic breakdowns; ; Academic years: 2016/17 to 2021/22 full academic years

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

  Filters: Age group (with unknowns), Sex, LLDD, Ethnicity, Ethnicity detail, 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)
ethnicity	Ethnicity
ethnicity_detailed	Ethnicity detail
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity Group
family_english_maths_and_language	Participation Family english maths and language
lldd	LLDD
neighbourhood_learning_in_deprived_communities	Participation Neighbourhood learning in deprived communities
personal_and_community_development_learning	Participation Personal and community development learning
sex	Sex
total	Total Participation
wider_family_learning	Participation Wider family learning

Footnotes

1. Ethnic minorities do not include white minorities.
2. Learner characteristics (such as age, sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
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. 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 do not include these learners.
5. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
6. 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.
7. White comprises white British, Gypsy or Irish Traveller, Irish, and any other white background.
8. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
9. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

Community learning learners - headline summary

• Filename: cl-type-summary-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2021/22
• Content:

  Community learning headline values; ; Academic years: 2018/19 to 2021/22 full academic years

  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. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 50. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
4. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. 'low' indicates a percentage below 0.5%. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
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.

Community learning learners - latest demographic summary

• Filename: cl-learner-summary-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2021/22
• Content:

  Community learning summary demographic breakdowns

  Academic years: 2018/19 to 2021/22 full academic years

  Indicators: Participation, % (Aug-Jul)

  Filters: Demographic group, Demographic description (Sex, LLDD, Ethnicity flag, Age),

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. Ethnic minorities do not include white minorities.
2. Learner characteristics (such as age, sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
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. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
5. Percentages for learner characteristics include those learners where the characteristic is known. ‘Not known/not provided’ categories are excluded from the calculation.
6. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 50. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
7. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. 'low' indicates a percentage below 0.5%. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
8. White comprises white British, Gypsy or Irish Traveller, Irish, and any other white background.
9. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

Community learning learners - learners with learning difficulties and or disability

• Filename: cl-lldd-detailed-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22
• Content:

  Community learning detailed LLDD breakdowns; ; Academic years: 2016/17 to 2021/22 full academic years

  Indicators: Total Participation, Total Achievements, and also breakdowns by community learning type

  Filters: Age group (with unknowns), Ethnicity, LLDD, Primary LLDD, 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)
ethnicity	Ethnicity
family_english_maths_and_language	Participation Family english maths and language
lldd	LLDD
lldd_primary	Primary 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. Ethnic minorities do not include white minorities.
2. Learner characteristics (such as age, sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
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. 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 do not include these learners.
5. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
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.
8. 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.
9. White comprises white British, Gypsy or Irish Traveller, Irish, and any other white background.
10. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

Community learning providers - detailed series

• Filename: fes-cl-provider-part-ach-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Provider
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22
• Content:

  Community learning detailed provider breakdowns; ; Academic years: 2016/17 to 2021/22 full academic years

  Indicators: Participation, Achievement, 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. 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. Provider UKPRN is shown after the provider name.
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 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.

Education and training geography - English devolved areas

• Filename: e-and-t-eng-dev-areas-detailed-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: English devolved area; Local authority district; National; Regional
• Time period: 2021/22
• Content:

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

  Academic year: 2021/22 (Aug-Jul) full academic year

  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: Sex, Age group (with unknowns), Region, Ethnicity group, Local Authority District, English Devolved Area

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 (with unknowns)
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity group
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)
sex	Sex

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. Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of May 2022.
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 or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' category.
6. 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.
7. Education and Training includes Traineeships.
8. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
9. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

Education and training geography - local authority district

• Filename: e-and-t-geography-detailed-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: English devolved area; Local authority district; National; Regional
• Time period: 2021/22
• Content:

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

  Academic year: 2021/22 (Aug-Jul) full academic year

  Indicators: Aim Enrolments, Aim Achievements

  Filter: Sex, Detailed level, Sector subject area (tier 1), Ethnicity group, Region, Local Authority District, English Devolved Area

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
e_and_t_aims_ach	Aim Achievements (Aug to Jul)
e_and_t_aims_enrolments	Aim Enrolments (Aug to Jul)
ethnicity_group	Ethnicity group
notional_nvq_level	Detailed level
sex	Sex
ssa_t1_desc	Sector subject area (tier 1)

Footnotes

1. 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.
2. Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of May 2022.
3. 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.
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 or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' category.
6. Not Applicable/Not Known' levels includes aims where a qualification either has no level or may be taken at several levels.
7. Education and Training includes Traineeships.
8. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

Education and training providers - detailed enrolments

• Filename: fes-et-provider-enrolments-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Provider
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22
• Content:

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

  Academic years: 2017/18 to 2021/22 full academic years

  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 (tier 1)

Footnotes

1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
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. Provider UKPRN is shown after the provider name.
4. Education and Training aims include component aims for Traineeships.

Education and training sector subject area tier 2 - detailed series

• Filename: e-and-t-subject-t2-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22
• Content:

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

  Academic years: 2016/17 to 2021/22 full academic years

  Indicators: Education and Training Aim Enrolments

  Filter: Age group (with unknowns), STEM, Sector subject area (tier 2), Detailed level (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. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
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. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
4. Education and Training aims include component aims for Traineeships.
5. Not Applicable/Not Known' levels includes aims where a qualification either has no level or may be taken at several levels.
6. STEM subjects include those in the Construction, Planning and the Built Environment, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Information and Communication Technology, and Science and Mathematics sector subject areas.

Further education and skills geography - detailed summary

• Filename: fes-geography-detailed-summary-2122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; Local authority district; National; Parliamentary constituency; Regional
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22
• Content:

  Further education and skills detailed geography summary. The file figures for adult (19+) Further education and skills, 19+ Education and training, Community Learning, and all age apprenticeships.

  Academic years: 2016/17 to 2021/22 full academic years

  Indicators: Participation, Achievements, Starts (Starts for apprenticeships only), Indicative rate per 100,000 population (Participation, Starts, Achievements)

  Filters: Age group, Level or type (this shows apprenticeship level, Education and training level, and community learning type), Local Authority, Local Authority District, Parliamentary Constituency, Regional

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
achievements	Achievements
achievements_rate_per_100000_population	Indicative achievements rate per 100,000 population
age_group	Age group
apprenticeships_or_further_education	Apprenticeships or further education
level_or_type	Level or type
participation	Participation
participation_rate_per_100000_population	Indicative participation rate per 100,000 population
starts	Starts
starts_rate_per_100000_population	Indicative starts rate per 100,000 population

Footnotes

1. Rates per 100,000 population have been calculated using the data population estimates - small area based by single year of age - England and Wales produced by the Office of National Statistics.
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. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified.
4. Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of May 2022.
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 or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' 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.
8. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.

Further education and skills geography - latest region summary

• Filename: fes-geography-summary-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Regional
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2021/22
• Content:

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

  Academic years: 2018/19 to 2021/22 full academic years

  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. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified.
3. Geographies are taken from the National Statistics Postcode Lookup based on boundaries as of May 2022.
4. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
5. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 50. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
6. Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' category.

Further education and skills learners - deprivation

• Filename: fes-deprivation-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22
• 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 years: 2016/17 to 2021/22 full academic years

  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. 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. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
4. 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.
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. 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.
8. Geography is based upon the home postcode of the learner. Where the postcode is outside of England or not known it is included in the 'Outside of England and unknown' category.
9. Education and Training includes Traineeships.

Further education and skills learners - detailed series

• Filename: fes-ethnicity-detailed-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22
• 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 years: 2016/17 to 2021/22 full academic years

  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: Ethnicity, Ethnicity Group, Ethnicity detailed, Learning difficulty/disability, Sex, 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	Achievements Basic skills
ach_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Achievements Below level 2 (excluding basic skills)
ach_full_l2	Achievements Full level 2
ach_full_l3	Achievements Full level 3
ach_l2	Achievements Level 2
ach_l3	Achievements Level 3
ach_l4plus	Achievements Level 4+
ach_no_lx	Achievements No level assigned
ach_total	Total Achievements
age_summary_with_unknowns	Age group (with unknowns)
age_youth_adult	Age (under 19/19+)
ethnicity_detailed	Ethnicity detail
ethnicity_group	ethnicity_group
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
sex	Sex

Footnotes

1. Ethnic minorities do not include white minorities.
2. Learner characteristics (such as age, sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
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. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified.
5. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
6. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
7. 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.
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.
9. Education and Training includes Traineeships.
10. White comprises white British, Gypsy or Irish Traveller, Irish, and any other white background.

Further education and skills learners - latest demographic summary

• Filename: fes-learner-summary-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2021/22
• 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 years: 2018/19 to 2021/22 full academic years

  Indicators: Further Education Participation, Further Education percentage, Education and Training Participation, Education and Training percentage, Total achievement, Total achievement percentage

  Filters: Demographic group, Demographic Description (Sex, LLDD, Ethnicity flag, Age),

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 Percentage (Aug to Jul)
percentage_fes	Further education & skills Percentage (Aug to Jul)
total_learners_et	Education & training Participation (Aug to Jul)
total_learners_fes	Further education & skills Participation (Aug to Jul)

Footnotes

1. Ethnic minorities do not include white minorities.
2. Learner characteristics (such as age, sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
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. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
5. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
6. Percentages for learner characteristics include those learners where the characteristic is known. ‘Not known/not provided’ categories are excluded from the calculation.
7. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. 'low' indicates a percentage below 0.5%. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
8. Education and Training includes Traineeships.
9. White comprises white British, Gypsy or Irish Traveller, Irish, and any other white background.
10. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

Further education and skills learners - learning difficulties and or disability

• Filename: fes-lldd-detailed-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22
• 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 years: 2016/17 to 2021/22 full academic years

  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: Ethnicity, 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	Achievements Basic skills
ach_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Achievements Below level 2 (excluding basic skills)
ach_full_l2	Achievements Full level 2
ach_full_l3	Achievements Full level 3
ach_l2	Achievements Level 2
ach_l3	Achievements Level 3
ach_l4plus	Achievements Level 4+
ach_no_lx	Achievements No level assigned
ach_total	Total Achievements
age_summary_with_unknowns	Age group (with unknowns)
age_youth_adult	Age (under 19/19+)
ethnicity	Ethnicity
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. Ethnic minorities do not include white minorities.
2. Learner characteristics (such as age, sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
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. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified.
5. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
6. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
7. 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.
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.
9. Education and Training includes Traineeships.
10. 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.
11. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.

Further education and skills provider - latest headline summary

• Filename: fes-provider-summary-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2021/22
• Content:

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

  Academic years: 2018/19 to 2021/22 full academic years

  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 (Aug to Jul)
percent_change	Percentage 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. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified.
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
4. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
5. Provider UKPRN is shown after the provider name.
6. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 50. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
7. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. 'low' indicates a percentage below 0.5%. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.

Further education and skills subject - free courses for jobs detailed

• Filename: fes-subject-courses-for-jobs-detailed-2122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority district; National; Parliamentary constituency; Regional
• Time period: 2021/22
• Content:

  Free courses for jobs detailed

  Academic years: 2020/21 to 2021/22 full academic years

  Indicators: Free courses for jobs total starts under original offer, Free courses for jobs total starts including extended offer

  Filter: Sector subject area (tier 1), Sector subject area (tier 2), Start age, Sex, LLDD, Ethnicity, Prior attainment group, Employment status

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
employment_status	Employment status
ethnicity	Ethnicity
lldd	LLDD
prior_attainment_group	Prior attainment group
sex	Sex
ssa_t1	Sector subject area (tier 1)
ssa_t2	Sector subject area (tier 2)
start_age	Start age
total_takeup_extended_adult_offer	Free courses for jobs total starts including extended offer (April 21 to July 22)
total_takeup_original_adult_offer	Free courses for jobs total starts under original offer (April 21 to July 22)

Footnotes

1. The list of courses approved for funding as part of the offer included 447 qualifications on 1 July 2022 (up from 387 on 1 April 2021). The number of qualifications has changed slightly from month-to-month, as some were removed, and others added. The latest reported figures for 2021/22 are based on the eligible courses that were valid for the offer in each month of the academic year (comparisons with months in previous years are based on the same qualifications). Figures up to 2020/21 are also presented based on the original 387 qualifications that were valid at the introduction of the offer.
2. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
3. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.

Further education and skills subject - free courses for jobs summary

• Filename: fes-subject-courses-for-jobs-summary-2122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2021/22
• Content:

  Free courses for jobs summary

  Academic years: 2020/21 to 2021/22 full academic years

  Indicators: Enrolments by adults taking up Free Courses for Jobs (under original offer), Enrolments by adults taking up Free Courses for Jobs (including under extended offer from Apr22), Enrolments by eligible adults on offer courses (under original offer), Enrolments by any adult on offer courses, Number of courses available during period under Free Courses for Jobs offer

  Filter: Start age, Start month

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
enrolments_eligible_learners_original_offer	Enrolments by eligible adults on offer courses (under original offer)
enrolments_fcfj_offer_plus_extended_from_apr22	Enrolments by adults taking up Free Courses for Jobs (including under extended offer from Apr22)
enrolments_fcfj_offer_takeup_original	Enrolments by adults taking up Free Courses for Jobs (under original offer)
ilr_status_offer_quals_used	ILR snapshot and L3 offer course list used
number_of_quals_in_offer	Number of courses available during period under Free Courses for Jobs offer
start_age	Start age
start_month	Start month
total_l3_course_enrolments	Enrolments by any adult on offer courses

Footnotes

1. The list of courses approved for funding as part of the offer included 447 qualifications on 1 July 2022 (up from 387 on 1 April 2021). The number of qualifications has changed slightly from month-to-month, as some were removed, and others added. The latest reported figures for 2021/22 are based on the eligible courses that were valid for the offer in each month of the academic year (comparisons with months in previous years are based on the same qualifications). Figures up to 2020/21 are also presented based on the original 387 qualifications that were valid at the introduction of the offer.
2. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
3. Eligible adults under the original offer are identified as a) those without prior attainment at Full 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. It includes learners who don’t receive the direct funding, yet enrolled and meet the underlying criteria.
4. The 4,780 adults taking up free courses for jobs in 2020/21 relates to the original list of 387 eligible qualifications and covers the period April 21 to July 21 (when the offer was live). The total for enrolments by eligible adults covers the full academic year (August to July). Comparable enrolments for eligible adults during the April to July free courses for jobs period were 1,960 in 2018/19, 1,170 in 2019/20 and 6,560 in 2020/21. Month-by-month breakdowns are available to view by clicking ‘Explore Data’ under this table.

Further education and skills subject - latest headline summary

• Filename: fes-subject-summary-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2021/22
• Content:

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

  Academic years: 2018/19 to 2021/22 full academic years

  Indicators: Aim Enrolments, Aim Enrolments Percentage, Aim Achievements, Aim Achievements 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_percentage	Aim Achievements (Aug to Jul) Percentage
total_enrolments	Aim Enrolments (Aug to Jul)
total_enrolments_percentage	Aim Enrolments (Aug to Jul) Percentage

Footnotes

1. 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.
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. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place and calculated on unrounded volumes. 'low' indicates a percentage below 0.5%. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.

Historic data for charts

• Filename: data-for-graphs-2122.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2005/06 to 2021/22
• Content:

  Historical time series of headline adult (19+) 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 years: 2005/06 to 2021/22 full academic years

  Indicators: Adult Apprenticeships, 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. 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.
3. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
4. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 50. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.

Advanced learner loans - applications

• Filename: adv-learner-loans-applications-2122.csv
• Geographic levels: National; Regional
• Time period: 2014/15 to 2021/22
• Content:

  Advanced learner loan applications and total loan amount awarded

  Academic years: 2014/15 to 2021/22 full academic years; ; Indicators: Approved applications, Received applications, Total loan amount awarded (£000s) ; ; Filters: Characteristic (Age, Gender), Provider type, Qualification type, Sector subject area

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_t1_desc	Sector subject area

Footnotes

1. 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. 'low' Indicates a base value of fewer than five for the cohort combination.
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. For 2019/20, the sector subject area unknowns are under review.
4. 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.
5. 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).
6. 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.
7. Applications received include processed and unprocessed applications but exclude those Cancelled, Deleted, In Data Entry and Ineligible (except where stated).

Education and training providers - detailed participation and achievements

• Filename: fes-et-provider-part-ach-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: Provider
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2021/22
• Content:

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

  Academic years: 2016/17 to 2021/22 full academic years

  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	Achievements Basic skills
ach_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Achievements Below level 2 (excluding basic skills)
ach_full_l2	Achievements Full level 2
ach_full_l3	Achievements Full level 3
ach_l2	Achievements Level 2
ach_l3	Achievements Level 3
ach_l4plus	Achievements Level 4+
ach_no_lx	Achievements No level assigned
ach_total	Total Achievements
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. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
2. Provider UKPRN is shown after the provider name.
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.

Key performance indicators

• Filename: kpi-202122-q4.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2021/22
• Content:

  Community learning participation, Education and training participation, Further education and skills participation headline measures

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	Adult (19+) education and training participation
fes_part	Adult (19+) 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.