Academic year 2018/19

Participation measures in higher education

Higher Education initial entrants and estimated percentages of participation. Annual statistics that include student characteristics and provider type.

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• Published: 26 November 2020

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• Qualification levels in the population

  National

  Office for National Statistics (ONS) Annual Population Survey (APS) data, percentages in the population qualified.

  • Number of rows: 43
  • Indicators:
    • 95% confidence interval
    • Percentage qualified to the level
  • Filters:
    • Qualification level
  • Time period: 2006 to 2019

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• Initial Participation by mode of study

  National

  Initial Participation (HEIP30, HEIP20, HEIP60) by mode of study.

  • Number of rows: 79
  • Indicators:
    • Initial entrants
    • Initial entry percentage
  • Filters:
    • Entry age
    • Methodology
    • Mode of study
  • Time period: 2006/07 to 2018/19

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• Initial Participation by sex

  National

  Initial Participation (HEIP30, HEIP20, HEIP60) by gender.

  • Number of rows: 118
  • Indicators:
    • Initial entrants
    • Initial entry percentage
  • Filters:
    • Entry age
    • Methodology
    • Sex
  • Time period: 2006/07 to 2018/19

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• Impact of additional providers on Initial Participation

  National

  Initial Participation (HEIP30) with and without additional providers*. *Those who submitted data to HESA’s Alternative Provider student record in 2014/15 onwards.

  • Number of rows: 55
  • Indicators:
    • Initial entrants
    • Initial entry percentage
  • Filters:
    • Methodology
    • Sex
  • Time period: 2006/07 to 2018/19

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• Initial Participation by provider type

  National

  Experimental statistics: Initial Participation (HEIP30) by provider type.

  • Number of rows: 31
  • Indicators:
    • Initial entrants
    • Initial entry percentage
  • Filters:
    • Methodology
    • Provider type
    • Sex
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2018/19

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• Initial Participation by age

  National

  Initial Participation (HEIP30) by specific age.

  • Number of rows: 547
  • Indicators:
    • Initial entrants
    • Initial entry percentage
    • Population
  • Filters:
    • Academic age
    • Methodology
    • Sex
  • Time period: 2006/07 to 2018/19

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• Impact of additional providers on Postgraduate Initial Participation

  National

  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.

  • Number of rows: 46
  • Indicators:
    • Initial entrants
    • Initial entry percentage
  • Filters:
    • Methodology
    • Sex
  • Time period: 2006/07 to 2018/19

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• Postgraduate Initial Participation by mode of study

  National

  Postgraduate Initial Participation (PGIP30) by mode of study.

  • Number of rows: 27
  • Indicators:
    • Initial entrants
    • Initial entry percentage
  • Filters:
    • Methodology
    • Mode of study
  • Time period: 2006/07 to 2018/19

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• Postgraduate Initial Participation by sex

  National

  Postgraduate Initial Participation (PGIP30) by gender.

  • Number of rows: 40
  • Indicators:
    • Initial entrants
    • Initial entry percentage
  • Filters:
    • Methodology
    • Sex
  • Time period: 2006/07 to 2018/19

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• Initial Participation by qualification aim

  National

  Experimental statistics: Initial Participation (HEIP30) by qualification aim.

  • Number of rows: 91
  • Indicators:
    • Initial entrants
    • Initial entry percentage
  • Filters:
    • Methodology
    • Qualification aim
    • Sex
  • Time period: 2014/15 to 2018/19

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• Headline Statistics

  National

  Initial Participation (HEIP30) by headline characteristics

  • Number of rows: 2
  • Indicators:
    • Estimated HE Initial Entry Percentage (Females)
    • Estimated HE Initial Entry Percentage (Overall)
  • Time period: 2018/19

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Supporting files

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5 supporting data files

• supplementary table - historic initial participation data 1999 to 2006 (old methodology)

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• Metadata Guidance Documentation

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• Cohort Method Discussion Paper

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• Cohort Method Discussion Paper chart tables

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• Feedback Questionnaire on HEIP Methodology

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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 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 new tab) and is intended to meet at least 3 stars for Open Data. (opens in 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. 

Coverage

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). 

File formats and conventions

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 new tab).  All participation percentages are rounded to 1 decimal place. 

‘:’ Not applicable 

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