Academic year 2025/26

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 and Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 26 March 2026
• Last updated: 26 March 2026

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38 featured tables

• 19+ Achievement rates by provider

  2022/23 to 2024/25. Use the edit filters option to filter by Provider, Age Group, Sector Subject Area, Provision Type, Regulated Qualifications

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• 19+ Achievement rates by provider - detailed view

  2024/25. Use the edit filters option to filter by Provider, Age Group, Sector Subject Area, Provision Type, Regulated Qualifications, Qualification Type, Level. 2022/23 & 2023/24 years are available.

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• 19+ Achievement rates by provider showing GCSE low grade and high grade proportions

  2024/25. Use the edit filters option to filter by Provider, Age Group, GCSE Type (English, Maths, Other). 2022/23 & 2023/24 can be selected in the time period filter.

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• 19+ Achievement rates by provider - detailed view including GCSEs

  2024/25. Edit filters option contains Provider, Age Group, Sector Subject Area, Provision Type, Regulated Qualifications, Qualification Type, Level. Includes GCSEs. 2022/23 & 2023/24 years available.

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• 19+ Achievement rates by provider - essential skills

  2024/25. Can be edited to include Provider, Age Group, Provision Type, Regulated Qualifications, Qualification Type, Level, Essential Skills Subject, Essential Skills Type and years 2022/23 & 2023/24.

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• 19+ Achievement rates by learner demographics

  2022/23 to 2024/25. Use the edit filters option to filter by Age Group, Sector Subject Area, Provision Type, Regulated Qualifications

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• 19+ Achievement rates by Ethnicity

  2022/23 to 2024/25. Use the edit filters option to filter by Age Group, Provision Type, Regulated Qualifications, Learner deprivation, Ethnicity, Sex, Learning Difficulty or Disability

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• 19+ Achievement rates by Sex

  2022/23 to 2024/25. Use the edit filters option to filter by Age Group, Provision Type, Regulated Qualifications, Learner deprivation, Ethnicity, Sex, Learning Difficulty or Disability

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• 19+ Achievement rates by Learners with a Learning Difficulty and or Disability

  2022/23 to 2024/25. Use the edit filters option to filter by Age Group, Provision Type, Regulated Qualifications, Learner deprivation, Ethnicity, Sex, Learning Difficulty or Disability

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• 19+ Achievement rates by sector and level

  2022/23 to 2024/25. Use the edit filters option to filter by Age Group, Sector Subject Area, Provision Type, Regulated Qualifications, Level, Qualification Type, Learning Aim Title

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• 19+ Achievement rates by level including GCSEs

  2022/23 to 2024/25. Use the edit filters option to filter by Age Group, Sector Subject Area, Provision Type, Regulated Qualifications, Level, Qualification Type, Provider Type

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• 19+ Achievement rates for essential skills

  2022/23 to 2024/25. Use the edit filters option to filter by Age Group, Provision Type, Regulated Qualifications, Qualification Type, Level, Essential Skills Subject and Type

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• 19+ Achievement rates showing GCSE low and high grade proportions

  2022/23 to 2024/25. Use the edit filters option to filter by Age Group, Provider Type, GCSE Type (English, Maths, Other)

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• 19+ Achievement rates by individual learning aim

  2024/25. Use the edit filters option to filter by Age Group, Provision Type, Regulated Qualifications, Level, Learning Aim Title. 2022/23 & 2023/24 years are available.

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• Advanced learner loans applications by age

  2016/17 to 2024/25, includes received applications, approved applications, loan amount awarded (£000s)

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• Cumulative free courses for jobs enrolments and achievements by sex and subject area

  Cumulative free courses for jobs enrolments and achievements by sex and tier 1 subject area, April 2021 to October 2025

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• Education and training learner characteristics by IMD (Index Multiple Deprivation) quintile, level and age

  2020/21 to 2024/25 participation - Latest year to date data available via the 'time period' filter

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• Education and training learner characteristics by LLDD

  2020/21 to 2024/25 - Latest year to date data available via the 'time period' filter

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• Education and training learner participation and achievement by age

  2020/21 to 2024/25 - Latest year to date data available via the 'time period' filter

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• Education and training participation by English devolved area

  2025/26 reported to date

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• Education and training participation by ethnicity and sex

  2020/21 to 2024/25 - Latest year to date data available via the 'time period' filter

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• Education and training participation by provider type (reported to date)

  2022/23 to 2025/26

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• Education and training provider aims enrolments

  2020/21 to 2024/25 - Latest year to date data available via the 'time period' filter

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• Education and training provider participation

  2020/21 to 2024/25 - Latest year to date data available via the 'time period' filter

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• Education and training subject aims enrolments by detailed level

  2020/21 to 2024/25 - Latest year to date data available via the 'time period' filter

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• Further education and skills comparisons by provider type and level (reported to date)

  2022/23 to 2025/26

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• Further education and skills comparisons by region (reported to date)

  2022/23 to 2025/26

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• Further education and skills comparisons by sector subject area (reported to date)

  Aim enrolments and aim achievements 2022/23 to 2025/26. Education and training data can be selected from 'Edit filters'.

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• Further education and skills learner characteristics by sex and ethnicity group

  2020/21 to 2024/25 participation and achievements - Latest year to date data available via the 'time period' filter

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• Further education and skills participation and achievements by learning difficulty/disability

  2020/21 to 2024/25 - Latest year to date data available via the 'time period' filter

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• Further education and skills participation and achievements per 100,000 of population by region

  2024/25 - Latest year to date data available via the 'time period' filter

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• Further education and skills participation by age and IMD (Index Multiple Deprivation) quintile

  2020/21 to 2024/25 - Latest year to date data available via the 'time period' filter

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• Tailored learning comparisons by region (reported to date)

  2024/25 to 2025/26

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• Tailored learning participation and achievements by primary learning difficulty/disability

  2024/25 to 2025/26 reported to date

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• Tailored learning participation by learner characteristics

  2024/25 to 2025/26 reported to date

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• Tailored learning provider breakdowns

  2024/25 to 2025/26 reported to date

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• Tailored learning provider breakdowns by outcome

  2024/25 to 2025/26 reported to date

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• Tailored learning provider breakdowns by purpose

  2024/25 to 2025/26 reported to date

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• Achievement Rates - Providers Summary by Age, SSA

  Provider

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 243,804
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Provider type
    • Provision type
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Achievement Rates - Providers showing GCSE low and high grade proportions

  Provider

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 9,925
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement Rate Grades 3 to 1
    • Achievement Rate Grades 9 to 4
    • Aims Achieved Grades 3 to 1
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • GCSE Type
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Achievement Rates - Providers by Age, Qualification Type, Level, SSA WITHOUT GCSEs

  Provider

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 357,998
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Level of Qualification
    • Provision type
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Achievement Rates - Providers by Age, Qualification Type, Level, SSA WITH GCSEs

  Provider

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 372,980
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Level of Qualification
    • Provision type
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Achievement Rates - Essential Skills Breakdowns by Provider WITHOUT GCSEs

  Provider

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 284,368
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Essential Skills Subject
    • Essential Skills Type
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Achievement Rates - Essential Skills Breakdowns WITHOUT GCSEs

  National

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 12,172
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Essential skills subject
    • Essential skills type
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Achievement Rates - GCSE showing low and high grade proportions

  National

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 283
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement Rate Grades 3 to 1
    • Achievement Rate Grades 9 to 4
    • Aims Achieved Grades 3 to 1
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • GCSE Type
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Achievement Rates - Headlines by Age, Level, Qualification Type, SSA T1, Provider Type WITH GCSEs

  National

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 128,692
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Level of Qualification
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Achievement Rates - Headlines by Age, Level , Qualification Type, SSA T1, Provider Type WITHOUT GCSEs

  National

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 126,461
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Level of Qualification
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Achievement Rates - Headlines by Age, SSA T1, Provider Type

  National

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 7,604
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Provider type
    • Provision type
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Achievement Rates - Learner Characteristics Demographics by Age, Sex, LLDD, Ethnicity major, Minority ethnic

  National

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 50,189
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Ethnicity Major
    • Learner deprivation
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Achievement Rates - Subject by Age and Learning aim title WITH GCSEs

  National

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 28,191
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Learning Aim Title with Reference
    • Level
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Achievement Rates - Subject by Age, SSA T1, Qualification type, Level, Learning aim title WITH GCSEs

  National

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 401,115
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Learning Aim Title with Reference
    • Level
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Achievement Rates - Subject Demographics by SSA T1, Age, Sex, LLDD, Ethnicity major, Minority ethnic

  National

  Education and training national achievement rate tables.

  • Number of rows: 25,641
  • Indicators:
    • Achievement rate
    • Achievers
    • Completers
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Learner Characteristic
    • Provision type
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2024/25

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• Advanced learner loans - Applications, Loan amount awarded by Sex, Age, UK status, QualificationType, SSA, Provider Type

  National, Regional

  Advanced learner loan applications and total loan amount awarded.

  • Number of rows: 583
  • Indicators:
    • Approved applications
    • Received applications
    • Total loan amount awarded (£000s)
  • Filters:
    • Breakdown
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2024/25

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• Advanced learner loans - Participation by Age

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 162
  • Indicators:
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Age group (loans)
    • Level of loan learning
  • Time period: 2016/17 to 2024/25

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• Deprivation - Participation by Age, Learner Home Deprivation, Provision Type

  National

  Adult (19+) Further education and skills learner participation by home deprivation (Indices of Multiple Deprivation quintile). Deprivation is based on the English indices of deprivation 2019.

  • Number of rows: 8,820
  • Indicators:
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Age (under 19/19+)
    • Age group (with unknowns)
    • Learner deprivation
  • Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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• Essential skills by geography – region, LAD, PCON and EDA

  English devolved area, Local authority district, National, Parliamentary constituency, Regional

  Essential skills enrolments, participation and achievements by level, subject, aim regulation status, learner age and national, regional, local authority district, parliamentary constituency and English devolved area geographical breakdowns.

  • Number of rows: 194,850
  • Indicators:
    • Enrolments
    • Learner achievements
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Age youth/adult
    • Essential skills level
    • Essential skills subject
  • Time period: 2025/26

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• Essential skills enrolments, participation and achievements

  National

  Essential skills enrolments, participation and achievements by level, subject, aim regulation and learner age status.

  • Number of rows: 12,375
  • Indicators:
    • Enrolments
    • Learner achievements
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Age youth/adult
    • Essential skills level
    • Essential skills subject
  • Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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• Essential Skills learner characteristics, full year

  National

  Essential skills enrolments, participation and achievements by level, subject, aim regulation status and learner sex, age, ethnicity and LLDD.

  • Number of rows: 157,500
  • Indicators:
    • Enrolments
    • Participation
    • Learner achievements
  • Filters:
    • Age group (with unknowns)
    • Essential skills level
    • Essential skills subject
  • Time period: 2020/21 to 2024/25

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• Essential skills learner characteristics, in-year

  National

  Essential skills enrolments, participation and achievements by level, subject, aim regulation status and learner sex, age, ethnicity and LLDD.

  • Number of rows: 189,000
  • Indicators:
    • Enrolments
    • Learner achievements
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Age group (with unknowns)
    • Essential skills level
    • Essential skills subject
  • Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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• Free Courses for Jobs - Cumulative and within-year enrolments and achievements

  English devolved area, Local authority district, National, Parliamentary constituency, Regional

  Enrolments and achievements on courses included in the Free Courses for Jobs offer.

  • Number of rows: 43,012
  • Indicators:
    • Total number of starts on all courses that may qualify for free courses for jobs
    • Total number of free courses for jobs enrolments
    • Total number of free courses for jobs achievements
  • Filters:
    • Breakdown
    • Sector subject area (tier 1)
    • Sector subject area (tier 2)
  • Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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• Geography LAD - Overall Total Enrolments, Achievements by SSA, Sex, Ethnicity, Level

  English devolved area, Local authority district, National, Regional

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

  • Number of rows: 804,678
  • Indicators:
    • Enrolments
    • Aim achievements
  • Filters:
    • Detailed level
    • Ethnicity major
    • Sector subject area (tier 1)
  • Time period: 2025/26

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• Geography Region, LA, LAD, PCON - Participation, Achievement by provision type (rates per 100,000 population)

  English devolved area, Local authority, Local authority district, Local skills improvement plan area, National, Parliamentary constituency, Regional

  Further education and skills detailed geography summary by provision type and level. The file contains figures for adult (19+) Further education and skills, 19+ Education and training, Tailored Learning, and all age apprenticeships.

  • Number of rows: 823,128
  • Indicators:
    • Starts
    • Participation
    • Learner achievements
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Level or type
    • Provision type
  • Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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• Geography Region, LAD, EDA - Overall Total Participation, Achievement by Age, Sex, Ethnicity

  English devolved area, Local authority district, National, Regional

  Adult (19+) Education and training learner participation and achievements by Region, English devolved area and Local authority district.

  • Number of rows: 304,290
  • Indicators:
    • Learner achievements
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Age group (with unknowns)
    • Ethnicity major
    • Level
  • Time period: 2025/26

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• Headline - Full year - Participation, Achievement by Provision type

  National, Regional

  Adult (19+) Further education and skills learner participation and achievements.

  • Number of rows: 16,896
  • Indicators:
    • Learner achievements
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Level
    • Provider type
    • Provision type
  • Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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• Headline - In year - Participation, Achievement by Provision type

  National, Regional

  Adult (19+) Further education and skills learner participation and achievements.

  • Number of rows: 11,264
  • Indicators:
    • Learner achievements
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Level
    • Provider type
    • Provision type
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2025/26

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• Learner characteristics - Participation by Age, Sex, LLDD, Ethnicity, Provision Type Full Years

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 456
  • Indicators:
    • Participation
    • Participation percentage
  • Filters:
    • Breakdown
    • Provision type
    • Regulated qualifications
  • Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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• Learner characteristics - Participation, Achievement by Age, LLDD, Primary LLDD, Ethnicity, Provision Type

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 275,652
  • Indicators:
    • Learner achievements
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Age (under 19/19+)
    • Age group (with unknowns)
    • Learning difficulty / disability
  • Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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• Learner characteristics - Participation, Achievement by Age, Sex, Detailed Ethnicity, LLDD, Provision Type

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 285,624
  • Indicators:
    • Learner achievements
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Age (under 19/19+)
    • Age group (with unknowns)
    • Ethnicity major
  • Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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• Learner characteristics In-year - Participation by Age, Sex, LLDD, Ethnicity, Provision Type

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 304
  • Indicators:
    • Participation
    • Participation percentage
  • Filters:
    • Breakdown
    • Provision type
    • Regulated qualifications
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2025/26

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• Provider - Education and Training Enrolments by Provider name, UKPRN, Level, SSA

  Provider

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

  • Number of rows: 352,036
  • Indicators:
    • Enrolments
  • Filters:
    • Detailed level
    • Regulated qualifications
    • Sector subject area (tier 1)
  • Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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• Provider - Education and Training Participation by Provider Name, UKPRN, Level

  Provider

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

  • Number of rows: 364,800
  • Indicators:
    • Learner achievements
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Level
    • Provision type
    • Regulated qualifications
  • Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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• Provider - Further Education and Skills Adult Participation by Provider Name, UKPRN, Sex

  Provider

  Adult (19+) Further education and skills learner participation provider breakdown by sex.

  • Number of rows: 5,616
  • Indicators:
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Sex
  • Time period: 2024/25

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• Subject - Overall Total Enrolments by STEM, SSA, Level, Age

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 33,110
  • Indicators:
    • Enrolments
  • Filters:
    • Age group (with unknowns)
    • Detailed level
    • Regulated qualifications
  • Time period: 2020/21 to 2025/26

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• Subject In-year - Overall Total Enrolments, Achievements by SSA, Provision Type

  National

  Adult (19+) Education and Training aim enrolments and achievements sector subject area summary reported to date.

  • Number of rows: 2,516
  • Indicators:
    • Enrolments
    • Enrolments percentage
    • Aim achievements
  • Filters:
    • Detailed level
    • Provision type
    • Regulated qualifications
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2025/26

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• Tailored Learning In-year comparisons - Participation, Achievement by Age, Sex, LLDD, Ethnicity

  National

  Tailored learning participation and achievements broken down by tailored learning purpose and outcome.

  • Number of rows: 12,480
  • Indicators:
    • Enrolments
    • Participation
    • Learner achievements
  • Filters:
    • Breakdown
    • Employer facing
    • Family learning
  • Time period: 2024/25 to 2025/26

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• Tailored Learning Latest - Participation, Achievement by Age, Sex, Ethnicity, LLDD Primary

  National

  Tailored learning participation and achievements broken down by tailored learning purpose.

  • Number of rows: 542,560
  • Indicators:
    • Learner achievements
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Age group (with unknowns)
    • Ethnicity major
    • Ethnicity minor
  • Time period: 2024/25 to 2025/26

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• Tailored Learning Latest - Participation, Achievement by Geography

  Local authority district, National, Regional

  Tailored learning participation and achievements geographical breakdowns including tailored learning purpose.

  • Number of rows: 206,976
  • Indicators:
    • Learner achievements
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Ethnicity major
    • Family learning
    • Sex
  • Time period: 2024/25 to 2025/26

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• Tailored Learning Latest - Participation, Achievement by Provider

  Provider

  Tailored learning participation and achievements by individual provider including tailored learning purpose and outcome.

  • Number of rows: 22,760
  • Indicators:
    • Aim enrolments
    • Participation
    • Learner achievements
  • Filters:
    • Family learning
    • Tailored learning purposes / outcomes
  • Time period: 2024/25 to 2025/26

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• Underlying charts data by provision type - full year

  National

  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.

  • Number of rows: 350
  • Indicators:
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Level
    • Provision type
  • Time period: 2005/06 to 2024/25

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• Underlying charts data by provision type - in year

  National

  Reported to date historical time series of headline adult (19+) further education and skills learner participation, containing breakdowns by provision type.

  • Number of rows: 24
  • Indicators:
    • Participation
  • Filters:
    • Provision type
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2025/26

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Supporting files

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

12 supporting data files

• Underlying data - learner participation by provision type

  This contains lots of additional data on FE and skills learner participation. Full details of all our underlying data files can be found in the document called "Metadata for underlying data files".

  Download (zip, 33 Mb)

• Underlying data - aims achievements by provision type

  This contains lots of additional data on FE and skills aims achievements. Full details of all our underlying data files can be found in the document called "Metadata for underlying data files"

  Download (zip, 24 Mb)

• Underlying data - Free Courses for Jobs course list starts by provider and academic year

  Course starts by provider by any adult on the list of courses valid for the Free Courses for Jobs offer, April 2021 to January 2026

  Download (csv, 260 Kb)

• Underlying data - aims enrolments by provision type

  This contains lots of additional data on FE and skills aims enrolments. Full details of all our underlying data files can be found in the document called "Metadata for underlying data files"

  Download (zip, 161 Mb)

• Metadata for underlying data files

  Explanatory information for using the underlying data files that accompany the FE and skills 2025/26 statistics publication.

  Download (pdf, 459 Kb)

• Geography Region - starts, achievements, participation, population by age, level (2023 LSIP)

  Starts, achievements, participation, population by age, level using the 2023 LSIP boundaries.

  Download (csv, 5 Mb)

• Underlying data – Under 19 learner participation by provision type (in development)

  New statistics in development - participation by under 19s in Further Education and Skills by provider and provision type. Full details of all our underlying data files can be found in the document called "Metadata for underlying data files".

  Download (csv, 46 Mb)

• Underlying data - learner demographics by provision type

  This contains lots of additional data on FE and skills demographics. Full details of all our underlying data files can be found in the document called "Metadata for underlying data files".

  Download (csv, 5 Mb)

• Underlying data – Free Courses for Jobs Starts and Achievements on Individual Courses

  Total starts and achievements on individual courses through the 'Free Courses for Jobs' offer, April 2021 to January 2026

  Download (csv, 75 Kb)

• Underlying data - advanced learner loans applications - top 10 qualifications

  Advanced learner loans applications - top 10 qualifications

  Download (csv, 18 Kb)

• FE and skills (FES) provider participation by provision type and learner characteristic

  Contains the number of learners in Education and training, Community Learning, Apprenticeships and Tailored Learning by provider by learner characteristics for full years 2022/23 to 2025/26. Under-19 data here are statistics in development.

  Download (csv, 49 Mb)

• Education and Training Achievement Rates - Transparency Redactions

  Redacted 2021/22 Education and Training achievement rates for those providers whose data has been redacted from the official provider level national achievement rate tables. Note there are no redactions for 2022/23 or 2023/24 or 2024/25.

  Download (pdf, 590 Kb)

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Data dashboards

Data dashboards provide an alternative route to explore a statistical release's data, presenting key statistics and further insights, often via graphical visualisations.

The interactive dashboard (opens in new tab) allows users to investigate Education and Training data (including Tailored Learning) by level, subject, provider, learner characteristics and geographical area.

Note: data cannot be downloaded directly from the dashboard. The data within the dashboard is available via the underlying data in the ‘Additional supporting files’ section or the data catalogue.

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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 linked under ‘Quick links’ 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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If you have a media enquiry:

Telephone: 020 7783 8300

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