Participation measures in higher education
Higher Education initial entrants and estimated percentages of participation. Annual statistics that include student characteristics and provider type.
- Release type
- Produced by
- Department for Education
- Published
- Last updated
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If you have a specific enquiry about Participation measures in higher education statistics and data:
HE Participation and Provider Statistics Team
Email: he.statistics@education.gov.ukContact name: Louis Erritt
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- managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
- meet identified user needs
- produced according to sound methods
- well explained and readily accessible
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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.
- Secretary of State for Education
- Minister of State for Higher and Further Education
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System
- Special Advisor to the Secretary of State
- Special Advisor to the Minister of State for Higher and Further Education
- Permanent Secretary for Education
- Director General, Higher and Further Education
- Director, Post 16 Skills & Strategy Directorate
- Head of Profession for Statistics
- Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
- Press Officer, Higher Education X 2
- Policy advisor to the Minister of State for Higher and Further Education
- Policy advisor, Higher Education Provider Funding Policy
- Policy advisor, Lifelong Loan Entitlement
- Head of Higher Education Access and Admissions Policy
- Policy advisor, Higher Education Access