Student Statistics for Higher Education in Scotland

Statistics on Students in Higher Education at Scottish Institutions, produced by the Scottish Government and designated as National Statistics. The dataset was last updated on July 8, 2026. It provides official figures on the student population within Scotland's higher education sector.

Use Cases

• Analyze student enrollment trends in Scottish higher education based on the statistical nature of the data.
• Benchmark institutional performance across Scotland using aggregated student statistics.
• Support policy development and resource allocation for higher education based on official student figures.

Strengths

• Designated as official 'National Statistics' by the Scottish Government.
• Last updated on July 8, 2026, indicating planned maintenance.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:25.319444

Geography

Scotland