Education and training statistics for the UK
Reporting year 2021

Description

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Coverage

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File formats and conventions

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Data files

Expenditure

Filename: uk_expenditure.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015-16 to 2020-21
Content summary: Expenditure on education in the United Kingdom  by education function, expenditure type and expenditure level.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                      |  Variable description
---------------------------------  |  ------------------------------------------
education_function                 |  Education function
expenditure_level                  |  Expenditure level
expenditure_type                   |  Expenditure type
pt_expenditure_of_gdp              |  Total expenditure as a percentage of GDP
t_expenditure_millions             |  Total expenditure (millions)
t_expenditure_real_terms_millions  |  Total expenditure in real terms (millions)


Further education students

Filename: uk_post_compulsory_education_fe_students.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20
Content summary: Further education students in the United Kingdom by age, gender and mode of study.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------------  |  ---------------------
age            |  Age
gender         |  Gender
mode_of_study  |  Mode of study
t_students     |  Number of FE students


Higher and further education institutions

Filename: uk_post_compulsory_education_institutions.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015/16 to 2019/20
Content summary: Further and higher education institutions in the United Kingdom.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name   |  Variable description
--------------  |  ----------------------
provider_type   |  Provider type
t_institutions  |  Number of institutions


Higher education students

Filename: uk_post_compulsory_education_he_students.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016/17 to 2019/20
Content summary: Higher education students in the United Kingdom by gender, level and mode of study, subject and domicile .

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------------  |  ---------------------
domicile       |  Domicile
gender         |  Gender
level          |  Level of education
mode_of_study  |  Mode of study
subject        |  Subject group
t_students     |  Number of HE students

Footnotes:

1. Subject totals do not include students on courses in further education colleges in Northern Ireland


Highest qualification among 19-64 year olds

Filename: uk_highest_qualifications.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2020
Content summary: Highest qualification level of adults aged 19-64 in the United Kingdom by age group and gender.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name    |  Variable description
---------------  |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
age              |  Age
gender           |  Gender
pt_hiqual_nqf2   |  Percentage of population with their highest qualification as NQF level 2 or above
pt_hiqual_nqf3   |  Percentage of population with their highest qualification as NQF level 3 or above
pt_hiqual_nqf4   |  Percentage of population with their highest qualification as NQF level 4 or above
pt_hiqual_scqf5  |  Percentage of population with their highest qualification as SCQF level 5 or above
pt_hiqual_scqf6  |  Percentage of population with their highest qualification as SCQF level 6 or above
pt_hiqual_scqf7  |  Percentage of population with their highest qualification as SCQF level 7 or above
t_age_1964       |  Total 19-64 year olds in the population (thousands)


NEET

Filename: uk_neet.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2001 to 2021
Content summary: The number and percentage of young adults in the United Kingdom who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) by age group and gender.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name            |  Variable description
-----------------------  |  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
age                      |  Age
gender                   |  Gender
pt_neet                  |  People who were NEET as a percentage of people in relevant population group
quarter                  |  Quarter
t_economically_inactive  |  Total economically inactive
t_neet                   |  Total NEET
t_population             |  Total people in relevant population group
t_unemployed             |  Total unemployed


Pupil numbers

Filename: uk_pupils.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
Content summary: Pupils in the United Kingdom by phase, age and gender.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
--------  |  ----------------
age       |  Age
gender    |  Gender
phase     |  School type
t_pupils  |  Number of pupils

Footnotes:

1. Primary and secondary figures include middle schools as deemed. Secondary schools include all-through schools.
2. Figures for independent schools in Scotland are unavailable
3. Figures for independent schools in Wales are unavailable for 2018/19
4. In Scotland, figures include all providers of funded Early Learning and childcare, not only nurseries.
5. In England, special schools include pupil referral units.


Pupil teacher ratios

Filename: uk_pupil_teacher_ratios.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
Content summary: Pupil: teacher ratios in state funded schools in the United Kingdom by phase.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name        |  Variable description
-------------------  |  -------------------
phase                |  School type
pupil_teacher_ratio  |  Pupil-teacher ratio

Footnotes:

1. Primary and secondary figures include middle schools as deemed. Secondary schools include all-through schools.
2. In England, the primary pupil-teacher ratio includes LA maintained nurseries.
3. In England, special schools include pupil referral units.


School numbers

Filename: uk_schools.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
Content summary: The number of schools in the United Kingdom by phase.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
---------  |  -----------------
phase      |  School type
t_schools  |  Number of schools

Footnotes:

1. Primary and secondary figures include middle schools as deemed. Secondary schools include all-through schools.
2. Figures for independent schools in Scotland are unavailable
3. Figures for independent schools in Wales are unavailable for 2018/19
4. In Scotland, figures include all providers of funded Early Learning and childcare, not only nurseries.
5. In Northern Ireland, total figures include hospital schools.
6. In England, special schools include pupil referral units.


Teacher numbers

Filename: uk_teachers.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21
Content summary: Full-time equivalent teachers in the United Kingdom by phase and gender.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name   |  Variable description
--------------  |  ---------------------------------------
gender          |  Gender
phase           |  School type
t_fte_teachers  |  Full-time equivalent number of teachers

Footnotes:

1. Primary and secondary figures include middle schools as deemed. Secondary schools include all-through schools.
2. Figures for independent schools in Scotland are unavailable
3. Figures for independent schools in Wales are unavailable for 2018/19
4. In England and Scotland, total teachers includes centrally employed teachers.
5. In England, special schools include pupil referral units.
