Academic year 2022/23

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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  • National destinations of FE and Skills learners by demographics (NAT01)

    National

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations, and earnings of all age 16+ FE learners that achieved their aim and were recorded in the ILR. Broken down by provision, learner demographics and level of learning.

    Number of rows
    3,180,268
    Indicators
    • Learners
    • Number of learners matched to LEO data
    • Sustained positive destination rate
    Filters
    • Age Group
    • Provision
    • Level of learning
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • National destinations of community learners (NAT02)

    National

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations of community learners that achieved their aim. Broken down by learner demographics and provision of community learning.

    Number of rows
    610,609
    Indicators
    • Learners
    • Number of learners matched to LEO data
    • Sustained positive destination rate
    Filters
    • Provision
    • Age Group
    • MCA funded
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • National destinations and progression of younger learners by demographics (NAT03)

    National

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations and progression of younger learners that achieved their FE & skills, and apprenticeship aims.

    Number of rows
    3,866,549
    Indicators
    • Learners
    • Sustained positive destination rate
    • Sustained employment and learning rate
    Filters
    • Age Group
    • Benefit learner
    • Ethnicity
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • National destinations of FE and Skills learners by funding information (NAT04)

    National

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations of all age 16+ FE learners that achieved their aim and were recorded in the ILR. Broken down by provision, level of learning and funding variables.

    Number of rows
    464,198
    Indicators
    • Learners
    • Number of learners matched to LEO data
    • Sustained positive destination rate
    Filters
    • Adult Skills Funding
    • Age Group
    • Apprenticeship type
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • National destinations and progression of younger learners by funding information (NAT05)

    National

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations and progression of younger learners that achieved an FE aim. Broken down by provision, level of learning. and funding variables.

    Number of rows
    624,535
    Indicators
    • Learners
    • Sustained positive destination rate
    • Sustained employment and learning rate
    Filters
    • Age Group
    • Provision
    • Level of learning
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • Qualification level destinations (QUA01)

    National

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations of all age 16+ FE learners that achieved their aim. Broken down by qualification title, learner age, level of learning, apprenticeship type, access to higher education and SSA (Tiers 1 & 2).

    Number of rows
    4,020,941
    Indicators
    • Learners
    • Number of learners matched to LEO data
    • Sustained positive destination rate
    Filters
    • Age Group
    • Provision
    • Level of learning
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • Qualification level progression of younger learners (QUA02)

    National

    Reports on the learning destinations and progression of younger learners that achieved an FE aim. Broken down by qualification title, learner type, level of learning and SSA (tiers 1 & 2).

    Number of rows
    2,439,708
    Indicators
    • Learners
    • Sustained learning rate
    • Sustained further education rate
    Filters
    • Age Group
    • Free school meals
    • Level of learning
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • National industry destinations (SEC01)

    National

    Reports on the industry information (1 &2 digit SIC code) for all FE learners age 16+ who have a sustained employment destination.

    Number of rows
    7,434,974
    Indicators
    • Number of learners in sustained employment
    • Sustained employment rate
    Filters
    • Provision
    • Age Group
    • Level of learning
    Time period
    2022/23
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  • Regional industry destinations (SEC02)

    National, Regional

    Reports on the industry information (1 &2 digit SIC code) for all FE learners age 16+ who have a sustained employment destination.

    Number of rows
    1,007,072
    Indicators
    • Number of learners in sustained employment
    • Sustained employment rate
    Filters
    • Apprenticeship type
    • Industry division
    • Industry section
    Time period
    2022/23
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  • English Devolved Area level destinations by demographics (EDA01)

    English devolved area, National, Regional

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations of all age 16+ FE learners that achieved their aim. Broken down by English devolved area (formerly known as Mayoral Combined Authority) of learner address, provision, level and learner demographics

    Number of rows
    981,315
    Indicators
    • Learners
    • Number of learners matched to LEO data
    • Destination not sustained
    Filters
    • Age Group
    • Provision
    • Level of learning
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • English Devolved Area level destinations by sector subject area (EDA02)

    English devolved area, National, Regional

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations of all age 16+ FE learners that achieved their aim. Broken down by English devolved area (formerly known as Mayoral Combined Authority) of learner address, provision, level of learning and SSA.

    Number of rows
    1,201,732
    Indicators
    • Learners
    • Number of learners matched to LEO data
    • Sustained positive destination rate
    Filters
    • Provision
    • Level of learning
    • Sector subject area tier 2
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • Local Authority District level destinations by demographics (LAD01)

    Local authority district, National, Regional

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations of all age 16+ FE learners that achieved their aim and were recorded in the ILR. Broken down by local authority district, provision, level of learning and learner demographics.

    Number of rows
    5,078,998
    Indicators
    • Learners
    • Number of learners matched to LEO data
    • Destination not sustained
    Filters
    • Age Group
    • Provision
    • Level of learning
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • Local Authority District level destinations by sector subject area (LAD02)

    Local authority district, National, Regional

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations of all age 16+ FE learners that achieved their aim and were recorded in the ILR. Broken down by local authority district, provision, level of learning and learner demographics and SSA tier 1&2

    Number of rows
    1,663,782
    Indicators
    • Learners
    • Number of learners matched to LEO data
    • Sustained positive destination rate
    Filters
    • Provision
    • Level of learning
    • Sector subject area tier 2
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • Local Education Authority destinations by demographics (LEA01)

    Local authority, National, Regional

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations of all age 16+ FE learners that achieved their aim and were recorded in the ILR. Broken down by local education authority, provision, level of learning and learner demographics.

    Number of rows
    2,922,131
    Indicators
    • Learners
    • Number of learners matched to LEO data
    • Sustained positive destination rate
    Filters
    • Age Group
    • Provision
    • Level of learning
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • Local Education Authority destinations by sector subject area (LEA02)

    Local authority, National, Regional

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations of all age 16+ FE learners that achieved their aim and were recorded in the ILR. Broken down by local education authority, provision, level of learning and sector subject area (Tiers 1 & 2).

    Number of rows
    942,039
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
    Filters
    • Provision
    • Level of learning
    • Sector subject area tier 2
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • Provider level destinations by benefit status (PRV01)

    Provider

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations of all age 16+ FE learners that achieved their aim and were recorded in the ILR. Broken down by provider, provider type, provision and benefit status.

    Number of rows
    101,718
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
    Filters
    • Provision
    • Provider Type
    • Benefit learner
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • Provider level destinations by demographics (PRV02)

    Provider

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations of all age 16+ FE learners that achieved their aim and were recorded in the ILR. Broken down by provider, provider type, provision, level of learning and learner demographics.

    Number of rows
    350,186
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
    Filters
    • Provision
    • Provider Type
    • Level of learning
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • Provider level destinations of community learners (PRV03)

    Provider

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations of community learners that achieved their learning aim. Broken down by provider, learner age, benefit status and provision of community learning.

    Number of rows
    60,477
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
    Filters
    • Provision
    • Age Group
    • Benefit learner
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • Provider level destinations by sector subject area (PRV04)

    Provider

    Reports on the employment and learning destinations of all age 16+ FE learners that achieved their aim and were recorded in the ILR. Broken down by provider, provision, provider type, level of learning and sector subject area (tiers 1 & 2)

    Number of rows
    1,829,412
    Indicators
    • Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
    • Any learning rate
    • Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
    Filters
    • Provision
    • Provider Type
    • Level of learning
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • Provider level progression of younger learners (PRV05)

    Provider

    Reports on the learning destinations and progression of younger learners that achieved an FE aim. Broken down by provider, provision, learner demographics and level of learning.

    Number of rows
    5,711,932
    Indicators
    • Learners
    • Sustained learning rate
    • Sustained further education rate
    Filters
    • Age Group
    • Provision
    • Level of learning
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • Earnings 1 to 5 years after learning by learner characteristics and provision (EAR01)

    National

    Reports on the earnings one to five years after learning. Broken down by provision, level of learning, sex, ethnicity, learner age, and sector subject areas (tier 1 & 2).

    Number of rows
    537,034
    Indicators
    • Number of learners with earnings
    • Lower quartile annualised earnings
    • Median annualised earnings
    Filters
    • Number of years after achievement of learning aim
    • Provision
    • Age Group
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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  • Earnings 1 to 5 years after learning by qualification characteristics and sector subject area (EAR02)

    National

    Reports on the earnings one to five years after learning. Broken down by provision, level of learning, sector subject areas (tier 1 & 2), learner age and qualification title.

    Number of rows
    317,563
    Indicators
    • Number of learners with earnings
    • Lower quartile annualised earnings
    • Median annualised earnings
    Filters
    • Number of years after achievement of learning aim
    • Age Group
    • Provision
    Time period
    2018/19 to 2022/23
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Description of the data sets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

Description

The Further Education (FE) outcomes present statistics on the employment, earnings and learning outcomes of FE learners in the academic year following achievement of their aim. These data files cover all FE learners aged 16+ with learning recorded in the ILR. 

The data uses the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) study, which looks at how learners move through education and into the labour market by bringing together:

  • schools, further and higher education information from the Department for Education (DfE)
  • employment information from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
  • benefit histories from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)

Coverage

This publication reports on the employment and learning destinations of ESFA funded further education learners from 2018/19 to 2022/23. Included in this cohort are all apprenticeship, education and training and traineeship learners, as well as community learners who are reported on separately.

File formats and conventions

The underlying data files are provided in comma separated value (csv) format.

Whole numbers are rounded to the nearest 10, percentages are provided to the nearest whole number. Figures have been suppressed with the value ‘c’ for small values. 

Please note that the number of rows in most files exceeds the number which can be opened within Microsoft Excel. We therefore recommend using this data within the table builder tool, rather than downloading it directly.

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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

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