Further Education and Skills Statistics for England and the UK, 2008-2013

2008/09 to 2012/13 data on learner participation and achievement in Further Education and Skills in England and the UK. The dataset includes information from the Labour Force Survey on the highest qualification held and details on vocational qualifications awarded. It is provided by the Skills Funding Agency and was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in learner participation in Further Education based on the described time series.
• Model the relationship between vocational qualifications and labor market outcomes using Labour Force Survey data.
• Benchmark regional or demographic achievement rates in Further Education and Skills programs.
• Track the distribution of the highest qualification held in England over a five-year period.

Strengths

• Covers a five-year time range from 2008/09 to 2012/13.
• Combines learner participation data with Labour Force Survey information on qualifications.
• Available in multiple formats including CSV, DOC, HTML, and PDF.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last update is listed as 2026-07-08, which may be a placeholder.

Provenance

Source

Skills Funding Agency

Collection Method

Likely compiled from administrative records and the Labour Force Survey.

Time Range

2008/09 to 2012/13

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:22.560763; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England (for highest qualification data) and United Kingdom (for vocational qualifications)