Collection

Statistics: widening participation in higher education

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

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Published 13 August 2013
Last updated 13 July 2023 + show all updates
  1. 'Widening participation in higher education: 2023' was added.

  2. Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2022'.

  3. Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2021'.

  4. Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2020'. Updated collection to note that from 30 July 2020, the DfE will be publishing the Widening participation in higher education releases on a new statistics site, Explore Education Statistics (EES).

  5. Removed content from the details section and rewrote the summary.

  6. Added Widening participation in higher education: 2019.

  7. Added text explaining that publication of Widening participation in higher education: 2019 is being delayed until December while we explore whether a new measure can be incorporated into the release.

  8. Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2018'.

  9. Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2017'.

  10. Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2016' to the collection.

  11. Widening participation in higher education 2015 added.

  12. Added 'Widening participation in higher education 2014'

  13. First published.