Academic year 2019/20

Widening participation in higher education

Annual statistics on young people's participation in higher education, including their background characteristics.

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  • Tariff Groups

    Provider

    HE providers by tariff group

    Number of rows
    2,210
    Indicators
    • Mean Tariff
    • Tariff Group
    Time period
    2008/09 to 2019/20
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  • Teaching Excellence Framework

    National

    HE students by Teaching Excellence and Students Outcomes Framework (TEF) rating

    Number of rows
    21
    Indicators
    • HE Progression Rate
    • Number of HE Students
    • Percentage of HE Students
    Filters
    • School Type
    • TEF Rating
    Time period
    2019/20
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  • Free School Meals, Gender and Ethnic Group

    National

    Progression to HE by Free School Meal Status, Gender and Ethnic Group

    Number of rows
    2,377
    Indicators
    • HE Progression Rate
    • HE Progression Rate (High Tariff)
    • Number of HE Students
    Filters
    • Ethnic Group
    • Free School Meal Status
    • Gender
    Time period
    2009/10 to 2019/20
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  • All Characteristics

    National

    Progression to HE by pupil characteristics

    Number of rows
    517
    Indicators
    • HE Progression Rate
    • HE Progression Rate (High Tariff)
    • Number of HE Students
    Filters
    • Characteristic
    Time period
    2009/10 to 2019/20
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  • Free School Meals, Gender and Ethnic Group - Region

    Regional

    Progression to HE by Free School Meal Status, Gender and Ethnic Group - Regional level

    Number of rows
    7,124
    Indicators
    • HE Progression Rate
    • HE Progression Rate (High Tariff)
    • Number of HE Students
    Filters
    • Ethnic Group
    • Free School Meal Status
    • Gender
    Time period
    2009/10 to 2019/20
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  • Free School Meals

    Local authority, National, Regional

    Progression to HE by Free School Meal status

    Number of rows
    7,278
    Indicators
    • HE Progression Rate
    • HE Progression Rate (High Tariff)
    • Number of HE Students
    Filters
    • Free School Meal Status
    Time period
    2005/06 to 2019/20
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  • Free School Meals - Gap

    Local authority, National, Regional

    Progression to HE by Free School Meal status (including progression rate gap)

    Number of rows
    2,430
    Indicators
    • HE Progression Rate (FSM)
    • HE Progression Rate (Non-FSM)
    • High Tariff HE Progression Rate (FSM)
    Time period
    2005/06 to 2019/20
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  • Ethnicity

    Local authority, National, Regional

    Progression to HE by Ethnic Group

    Number of rows
    40,287
    Indicators
    • HE Progression Rate
    • HE Progression Rate (High Tariff)
    • Number of HE Students
    Filters
    • Ethnic Group
    Time period
    2009/10 to 2019/20
    Data set information page for Ethnicity
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  • Gender

    Local authority, National, Regional

    Progression to HE by Gender

    Number of rows
    5,356
    Indicators
    • HE Progression Rate
    • HE Progression Rate (High Tariff)
    • Number of HE Students
    Filters
    • Gender
    Time period
    2009/10 to 2019/20
    Data set information page for Gender
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  • Special Educational Needs

    Local authority, National, Regional

    Progression to HE by Special Educational Need Status

    Number of rows
    5,356
    Indicators
    • HE Progression Rate
    • HE Progression Rate (High Tariff)
    • Number of HE Students
    Filters
    • SEN Status
    Time period
    2009/10 to 2019/20
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  • School Type - Gap

    National

    Progression to HE by School Type (including progression rate gap)

    Number of rows
    23
    Indicators
    • HE Progression Rate (Independent)
    • HE Progression Rate (State)
    • High Tariff HE Progression Rate (Independent)
    Filters
    • A level status
    Time period
    2008/09 to 2019/20
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  • Headline Stats

    National

    Key summary statistics

    Number of rows
    2
    Indicators
    • HE Progression Rate (FSM highest region – Inner London)
    • HE Progression Rate (Free School Meals gap)
    • HE Progression Rate (Free School Meals)
    Time period
    2019/20
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  • School Type

    National

    Progression to HE by School Type

    Number of rows
    89
    Indicators
    • HE Progression Rate
    • HE Progression Rate (High Tariff)
    • Number of HE Students
    Filters
    • A level status
    • School Type
    Time period
    2008/09 to 2019/20
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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 Widening Participation in Higher Education: 2019/20 Official Statistics release’s underlying data files.

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 two measures of progression to Higher Education by age 19. 

The first shows progression to HE by pupil characteristics for pupils aged 15 in English state-funded schools and special schools (including non-maintained special schools). 

The second relates to progression to HE by school type for pupils aged 17 who were entered for A levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications at English schools and colleges. 

File formats and conventions

Rounding 

We are removing rounding and suppression of data where possible in order to maximise the utility of the statistics while minimising the risk of disclosure. 

More information about the Departmental policy on confidentiality can be found here: 

External_Confidentiality_Policy (opens in new tab)

Data relating to Children in Need and Looked After children is rounded to the nearest percentage for rates and to the nearest 10 for counts of pupils given the sensitivity of these statistics. 

Conventions 

The following convention is used throughout the underlying data. 

‘:’ Not applicable

‘c’ Confidential

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