Academic year 2021/22

Further education outcomes

Sustained employment and learning destinations, and earnings of further education learners in England. Annual statistics with demographic and other breakdowns.

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Published
Last updated
2 updatesfor Academic year 2021/22

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

Further education outcomes statistics

Email: FE.OUTCOMESDATA@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Kate Molloy

Press office

If you have a media enquiry:

Telephone: 020 7783 8300

Public enquiries

If you have a general enquiry about the Department for Education (DfE) or education:

Phone: 0370 000 2288

Opening times

Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5.30pm (closed on bank holidays)


Official statistics

These are Official Statistics and have been produced in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (opens in new tab).

This can be broadly interpreted to mean that these statistics are:

  • managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
  • meet identified user needs
  • produced according to sound methods
  • well explained and readily accessible

Find out more about the standards we follow to produce these statistics through our Standards for official statistics published by DfE guidance (opens in new tab).

Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).

OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics (opens in new tab) that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

You are welcome to contact us directly with any comments about how we meet these standards. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR website (opens in new tab).



Pre-release access list

Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

  • Permanent Secretary, DfE
  • Secretary of State, DfE
  • Minister for Skills
  • Minister for Children and Families
  • Special Advisers (x5)
  • Chief Statistician
  • Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
  • Deputy Director for Press Office
  • Director General for Skills Group
  • Director for Further Education Oversight
  • Chief press officer
  • Senior press officer
  • Press officer
  • Social media officer
  • Head of Apprenticeships & Skills Bootcamps Hub
  • Head of Apprenticeships & Skills Bootcamps Data, Insight and Performance Unit
  • Intelligence Unit Lead
  • Head of Skills Delivery & PMO
  • T Level Provider Engagement lead
  • T Level Delivery policy advisor
  • Delivery officer
  • FE Funding policy advisor
  • Spend team leader
  • Skills Policy analysts (x2)