Mature Students
(asked on 11th June 2015) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) women and (b) men aged 24 and over, were enrolled in further education courses at level 3 or above in each academic year since 2010.
Table 1 shows the number of learners aged 24+ participating in further education courses at Level 3 or above from 2009/10 to 2013/14.
Table 1: FE and Skills participation at Level 3+ and ages 24+, 2009/10 to 2013/14
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
Male | 161,200 | 136,200 | 128,000 | 139,300 | 100,900 |
Female | 286,200 | 238,600 | 247,600 | 285,100 | 207,700 |
Total Learners (24+) | 447,400 | 374,900 | 375,600 | 424,400 | 308,600 |
Notes:
1) The source is the Individualised Learner Record.
2) This tables includes Apprenticeships, Workplace Learning, Community Learning and Education and Training provision (including the Offenders’ Learning and Skills Service) taken at General Further Education Colleges (including Tertiary), Sixth Form Colleges, Special Colleges (Agricultural and Horticultural Colleges and Art and Design Colleges), Specialist Colleges and External Institutions.
3) Volumes are rounded to the nearest hundred.
4) Age and gender are based upon self-declaration by the learner.