FE data library: other statistics and research
Source: data.gov.uk (2016-12-02)

Other statistics published alongside the statistical first release.

These are not National Statistics, but complement the information in the main release.

FE trends

FE trends provides an overview of adult (19+) government-funded further education and all age apprenticeships in England. It looks to provide trends between 2008/09 and 2013/14 and to give an overview of FE provision, characteristics of learners and outcomes over time.

International Comparisons Supplementary Tables

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) produces an annual publication, Education at a Glance, providing a variety of comparisons between OECD countries. The table provided here contains a summary of the relative ranking in education attainment of the 25-64 year old population in OECD countries in 2012.
The OECD statistics use the International Standard Classification of Education. Within this, “at least upper secondary education” is equivalent to holding qualifications at Level 2 or above in the UK, and “tertiary education” is equivalent to holding qualifications at Level 4 or above in the UK.

STEM

This research is the result of a Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) funded, sector led project to gather and analyse data to inform the contribution that further education makes to STEM in England.
This project was led by The Royal Academy of Engineering, and governance of the project was specifically designed to ensure that those with an interest in STEM were actively engaged and involved in directing and prioritising outputs.
The November 2012 report builds on the FE and Skills STEM Data report published in July 2011 (below). It provides further analysis and interpretation of the existing data in a highly graphical format. It uses the same classified list of S,T, E and M qualifications as the 2011 report compiled through an analysis of the Register of Regulated Qualifications and the Learning Aim Database, updated with the most recent completions and achievements data taken from the Individualised Learner Record and the National Pupil Database.

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24+ Advanced Learning Loans:
Application Information
Release date:
30 January 2014
Next Updated:
27 February 2014
Coverage:
England
08/04/2013 – 31/12/2013
For further information
contact:
Statistician:
Jessie Evans
xxx@xxx.xx
Department for Business,
Innovation and Skills
Level 2
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
Further Education & Skills 24+
Advanced Learning Loans:
Application Processing and
Breakdown Information
1. This is a Department for Business, Innovation
and Skills (BIS) report for the 24+ Advanced
Learning
Loans
(ALL)
system
and
covers
application data from 1-31 December 2013, as
well as containing cumulative data from launch
of
the loans
system
(8
April 2013)
to 31
December 2013.
2. The report contains an outline of the source of
the data as well as headline information from the
data.
3. The report contains tables of data regarding
application
processing
and
breakdowns
of
received applications by provision type, age and
sex (information as given in application forms).
4. This report is published monthly.
The next
publication will be Thursday 27th February 2014.

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CONTENTS
Main Headlines
3
Data Sources
3
Other Related Statistics
3
Table Guide
4
Tables
5

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MAIN HEADLINES
The total number of applications received from 8 April to 31 December 2013
was 57,181 (excludes ineligible applications).
The total number of applications received from 1-31 December was 2,271
(excludes ineligible applications).
The total number of processed applications (including ineligible applications)
from 1-31 December was 1,751.
The
largest
amount
of
applications
received
(827,
excluding
ineligible
applications) from 1-31 December was in the 24-30 age band.
DATA SOURCES
The data used to produce this monthly report are sourced from the Student Loans
Company (SLC) application database. Data cover applications for 24+ ALLs received
from programme launch on 8th April 2013 until 31st December 2013.
It should be
noted that the data refer to all received applications (both unprocessed and
processed, but excluding those ineligible, cancelled, deleted and in data entry) for 24+
ALLs.
Therefore, application figures are not necessarily indicative of actual learner
starts.
The data used in this report are sourced from an operational database that is updated
on an ongoing basis, and therefore month to month application figures may fluctuate
due to further processing of received applications. This may sometimes result in total
application figures from launch in a particular table category increasing more or less
than would be expected based on the previous month’s submitted applications, or
even decreasing from one month to the next.
OTHER RELATED STATISTICS
On Thursday 30th January 2014 the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
also published the Further Education and Skills Statistical First Release, which for the
first time contains figures relating to learners participating in FE in the first quarter of
the academic year (August 2013 to October 2013) who were funded through the 24+
Advanced Learning Loans system. The Student Loans Company also published their
24+ Advanced Learning Loans Paid in England publication, which includes information
on payments made to FE providers on behalf of learners 24+ Advanced Learning
Loans in the first quarter of the academic year.
It should be noted that each of these publications use a different reference period and
different data sources to this publication, and therefore figures are not directly
comparable. See the links below for more details.
BIS Further Education and Skills Statistical First Release:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-
of-highest-qualification-held
SLC 24+ Advanced Learning Loans Paid in England:
www.slc.co.uk/media/705979/slcosp012014.pdf

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The next release of the SFR and the Student Loans for FE in England publications will
be in March 2014, and will relate to the period of November 2013 to January 2014.
TABLE GUIDE
This section provides a brief summary of what is included in each table of this report.
Application data tables show both a ‘Monthly total’ (applications received between 1-
31 December, inclusive) and ‘Total from launch’ (applications received between 8 April
and 31 December, inclusive).
Table 1 shows the overall processing position of received applications for 24+
ALLs since the launch of the programme.
It includes the total applications
received,
processed,
awaiting
further
information
from
learner
and
in
progress/work in hand.
Table 2 shows a further breakdown of processed applications.
Table 3 shows figures for received applications broken down by provision type,
with figures for applications received in December as well as for the 13/14
academic year to date.
Table 4 shows figures for received applications broken down by age and sex,
with figures for applications received in December as well as for the 13/14
academic year to date.

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Table 1. Overall Processing Position of 24+ ALL Applications 1
Total 1-31 December
2013
Total 13/14 to date
Total applications received (excluding ineligible)
2,271
57,181
Total processed
1,751
49,281
Awaiting further information from learner
507
5,644
In progress/work in hand
137
3,585
Table 2. Further Breakdown of 24+ ALL Processed Applications
Total 1-31 December
2013
Total 13/14 to date
Processed
1,751
49,281
Ineligible
124
1,329
Waiting for customer signature
378
2,361
Ready for payment
1,249
45,591
Notes:
1 Excludes applications Cancelled, Deleted, In Data Entry and Ineligible.

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Table 3. Received Applications by Provision Type
Reporting Period
A Levels
QAA Access to
HE
QCF
Certificate L3
QCF
Certificate L4
QCF Diploma
L3
QCF Diploma
L4
Higher
Apprenticeship
Advanced
Apprenticeship
Unknown
Grand Totals
1-31 December 2013
10
271
386
25
1,348
66
34
91
40
2,271
Total 13/14 to date
1,041
19,176
6,376
228
26,160
2,456
183
512
1,049
57,181
Table 4. Received Applications by Age and Sex
Total 1-31 December
2013
Total 13/14 to date
24-30
827
24,143
31-40
789
19,404
41-50
462
9,992
50+
165
2,767
Unknown or un-reconciled 2
28
875
Male
601
14,432
Female
1,670
42,749
Grand Total
2,271
57,181
Notes:
2 Applications received from candidates of unknown age will be followed up to obtain further information from the learner. Data are based on received
applications, including those not yet fully processed, and therefore figures are not necessarily indicative of actual learner starts.