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<p>The department publishes an overview of participation and achievements in learning
at National Qualifications Framework (NQF) levels 4 to 8 at further education (FE)
providers and higher education (HE) providers in its annual statistical release ‘Higher-Level
Learners in England’. The latest release for the 2020/21 academic year can be found
here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/higher-level-learners-in-england/2020-21#dataBlock-a5a1ee87-ec4e-44ee-776a-08da3e21c130-tables"
target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/higher-level-learners-in-england/2020-21#dataBlock-a5a1ee87-ec4e-44ee-776a-08da3e21c130-tables</a>.
The statistical release includes counts of entrants across different types of higher-level
learning, including apprenticeships and Office for Students (OfS) recognised HE.</p><p>The
specific age range requested is not available in the statistical release. The tables
below show the number of entrants to NQF level 4 and 5 learning who were aged 18 to
24 in the academic years 2019/20 and 2020/21. (Student age is taken as the age as
at 31 August of the reporting period). The statistics are disaggregated by the type
of higher-level learning undertaken and figures are rounded to the nearest 5, in line
with Higher Education Statistics Agency rounding conventions.</p><p><strong>English-domiciled
higher-level entrants to NQF level 4 learning aged 18 to 24 at English providers in
2019/20 and 2020/21</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of Study</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OfS
Recognised HE</p></td><td><p>9,125</p></td><td><p>8,355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apprenticeship</p></td><td><p>10,435</p></td><td><p>10,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Institutional
credit in Higher Education Providers</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other
Higher Level</p></td><td><p>3,705</p></td><td><p>3,285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Level
4 total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,520</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23,765</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>English-domiciled
higher-level entrants to NQF level 5 learning aged 18 to 24 at English providers in
2019/20 and 2020/21</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of Study</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OfS
Recognised HE</p></td><td><p>16,450</p></td><td><p>17,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apprenticeship</p></td><td><p>3,070</p></td><td><p>2,735</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Institutional
credit in Higher Education Providers</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other
Higher Level</p></td><td><p>895</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Level
5 total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,645</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,485</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Statistics for the academic year 2021/22 will be published in Spring 2023 and
statistics for 2022/23 will be published in Spring 2024.</p>
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