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This document describes the data included in the Participation Measures in Higher Education: 2018/19 National Statistics release’s underlying data files. This data is released under the terms of the Open Government License (opens in a new tab) and is intended to meet at least 3 stars for Open Data. (opens in a new tab)
The methodology document attached to this release should be referenced alongside this data. It provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality as well as explaining methodology used in producing the data.
The release covers the latest Higher Education Initial Participation (HEIP) measure.
The measure is the sum of the age specific participation rates for the 17 to 30 year-old population in England in each academic year (HEIP30), and can be thought of as a projection of the likelihood of a 17-year-old today participating in higher education by age 30 if the latest year's entry rates persisted in the future.
It also includes tables specific to postgraduate entry (PGIP30), as well as some age tables up to ages 20 and 60 (HEIP20, HEIP60).
Throughout the publication, all entrant numbers are rounded to the nearest 5 in line with the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s (HESA) rounding policy (opens in a new tab). All participation percentages are rounded to 1 decimal place.
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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.
Initial Participation (HEIP30) by headline characteristics
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| initial_entry_percentage | Estimated HE Initial Entry Percentage (Overall) |
| initial_entry_percentage_females | Estimated HE Initial Entry Percentage (Females) |
Initial Participation (HEIP30) with and without additional providers*.
*Those who submitted data to HESA’s Alternative Provider student record in 2014/15 onwards.
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| initial_entrants | Initial entrants |
| methodology | Methodology - Filter by methodology |
| percentage | Initial entry percentage |
| sex | Sex - Filter by sex |
Postgraduate Initial Participation (PGIP30) with and without additional providers**.
**Those who submitted postgraduate data to HESA’s Alternative Provider student record in 2017/18 onwards.
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| initial_entrants | Initial entrants |
| methodology | Methodology - Filter by methodology |
| percentage | Initial entry percentage |
| sex | Sex - Filter by sex |
Initial Participation (HEIP30) by specific age.
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age | Academic age - Filter by academic age |
| initial_entrants | Initial entrants |
| methodology | Methodology - Filter by methodology |
| percentage | Initial entry percentage |
| population | Population |
| sex | Sex - Filter by sex |
Initial Participation (HEIP30, HEIP20, HEIP60) by mode of study.
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| entry_age | Entry age - Filter by entry age (by age 20, 30 or 60) |
| initial_entrants | Initial entrants |
| methodology | Methodology - Filter by methodology |
| mode_study | Mode of study - Filter by mode of study |
| percentage | Initial entry percentage |
Experimental statistics: Initial Participation (HEIP30) by provider type.
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| initial_entrants | Initial entrants |
| methodology | Methodology - Filter by methodology |
| percentage | Initial entry percentage |
| provider_type | Provider type - Filter by provider type |
| sex | Sex - Filter by sex |
Experimental statistics: Initial Participation (HEIP30) by qualification aim.
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| initial_entrants | Initial entrants |
| methodology | Methodology - Filter by methodology |
| percentage | Initial entry percentage |
| qualification_aim | Qualification aim - Filter by qualification aim |
| sex | Sex - Filter by sex |
Initial Participation (HEIP30, HEIP20, HEIP60) by gender.
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| entry_age | Entry age - Filter by entry age |
| initial_entrants | Initial entrants |
| methodology | Methodology - Filter by methodology |
| percentage | Initial entry percentage |
| sex | Sex - Filter by sex |
Postgraduate Initial Participation (PGIP30) by mode of study.
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| initial_entrants | Initial entrants |
| methodology | Methodology - Filter by methodology |
| mode_study | Mode of study - Filter by mode of study |
| percentage | Initial entry percentage |
Postgraduate Initial Participation (PGIP30) by gender.
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| initial_entrants | Initial entrants |
| methodology | Methodology - Filter by methodology |
| percentage | Initial entry percentage |
| sex | Sex - Filter by sex |
Office for National Statistics (ONS) Annual Population Survey (APS) data, percentages in the population qualified.
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| confidence | 95% confidence interval |
| percentage | Percentage qualified to the level |
| qual_level | Qualification level - Filter by qualification level |