Statistical First Release: Participation Rates 2006/07 to 2009/10
Statistics on Higher Education Initial Participation Rates are published as “Participation Rates in Higher Education: Academic Years 2006/07 to 2009/10 (Provisional)” and include data on 17-30 year old English domiciled first-time HE entrants to UK HE institutions and English, Welsh and Scottish FE colleges who remain in HE for at least six months.
Provisional figures for 2009/10 exclude students studying in Welsh Further Education Colleges. This is due to a delay in receiving data from the Welsh Assembly Government. Due to the small number of these students who count towards the Higher Education Initial Participation Rate, it is estimated their exclusion will not affect the figure to the level of accuracy reported. If, on receipt of this data, the 2009/10 provisional figure changes, an updated version of this release will be published.
The latest release relates to academic year 2009-10 and was published on 31 March 2011. The latest statistics update those previously released on 31 March 2010.
To access the latest release in full click here (PDF, 155 Kb)
Tables from the release are available in Excel format here (XLS, 50 Kb)
