Accredited official statistics

Participation Rates in Higher Education: 2006 to 2018

Participation rates in higher education between the academic years 2006 to 2007 and 2017 to 2018.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 26 September 2019
• Last updated: 31 October 2019 — See all updates

Applies to England

• Publication for Northern Ireland
• Publication for Scotland
• Publication for Wales

Documents

Main text: participation rates in higher education 2006 to 2018

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Tables: participation rates in higher education 2006 to 2018

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Tables: participation rates in higher education 2006 to 2018

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Data: participation rates in higher education 2006 to 2018

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Pre-release access list: participation rates in higher education 2006 to 2018

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Details

These statistics include the higher education participation rate for students who are:

• 17 to 30 years old
• in higher education (HE) for the first time
• living in England
• in UK HE institutions and English, Welsh and Scottish further education providers
• staying in HE for at least 6 months

Statistics are available by age, sex and mode of study (full-time or part-time). Experimental breakdowns are also included for level of study and provider type. Region of domicile data will follow at a later date.

Higher education analysis

Email: HE.statistics@education.gov.uk

Published 26 September 2019

Last updated 31 October 2019 + show all updates

1. 31 October 2019

   Updated 'Main text' and added 'Data: participation rates in higher education 2006 to 2018' to help calculate the numbers presented, following feedback from the public.

2. 26 September 2019

   First published.