Official Statistics

Widening participation in higher education: 2022

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

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 28 July 2022

Applies to England

Documents

Widening participation in higher education: 2022

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/widening-participation-in-higher-education/2020-21

Details

Statistics providing information on measures of widening participation in higher education.

These include estimates of state-funded pupils’ progression to higher education (HE) by age 19 according to their personal characteristics at age 15, including:

• eligibility for free school meals (FSM)
• gender
• ethnicity
• special educational need (SEN) status
• first language
• looked after children
• children in need

The publication also includes the following:

• geographic breakdowns to enable comparisons of HE progression rates between local authorities and regions
• estimated percentages of A level and equivalent students at age 17, by school or college type, who progressed to HE by age 19
• progression by POLAR disadvantage and Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework rating
• breakdowns for high tariff HE providers

Published 28 July 2022