In 2021/22 there were estimated to be over 2.86 million students enrolled in higher education courses in the United Kingdom, which was the highest number of enrolled students during this provided time period.
Number of students enrolled in higher education in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in millions)
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Other statistics that may interest you Higher education in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of students enrolled in the United Kingdom 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic University applicants in the United Kingdom 1994-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of university enrolments in the UK 2021/22, by subject
- Basic Statistic Number of undergraduate qualifications obtained UK 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of postgraduate qualifications obtained UK 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic University applicants in the UK 2008-2023, by domicile of applicant
- Premium Statistic UCU trade union membership in the UK 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic Tuition fees as a share of higher education income in the UK 2008-2022
Undergraduates
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- Premium Statistic HE part-time undergraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Basic Statistic Part-time undergraduate HE student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject & gender
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments undergraduate 20 and under UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments undergraduate aged 21 to 24 UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments undergraduate aged 25 to 29 UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments undergraduate 30 and over UK 2018/19, by subject area
Postgraduates
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- Premium Statistic HE full-time postgraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE part-time postgraduate student enrolments UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Basic Statistic Part-time postgraduate HE student enrolments UK 2018/19, by subject & gender
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments postgraduate 20 and under UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments postgraduate aged 21 to 24 UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments postgraduate aged 25 to 29 UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments postgraduate 30 and over UK 2018/19, by subject area
Results
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- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a first class degree UK 2011-2019
- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining an upper second degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a lower second degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a third class degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate students obtaining a first class honors UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate students obtaining an upper second degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate students obtaining a lower second degree UK from 2011/12 to 2017/18
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate students obtaining a third class degree UK 2011-2018
Student loans and debt
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- Premium Statistic Number of student maintenance loans for universities in England 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Value of student maintenance loans for universities in England 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of tuition fee loans for English universities 2006/07-2018/19
- Premium Statistic Student tuition fee loans: value in England 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Value of average maintenance loan at English universities 2006/07-2018/19
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- Doctorate recipient numbers U.S. 2021, by gender and field of study
- Doctorate recipient numbers U.S. 2021, by field of study
- Number of U.S. students taking distance education courses 2007/08, by gender
- Number of U.S. students completing uni via distance education 2008, by ethnicity
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- Student enrollment at UGC funded universities in Hong Kong by major 2011-2020
- Average number of individuals in further education per non-retired household UK
- Switzerland: total number of students at university 2000-2019
- Finland: total number of students at university in 2014, by region
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- Peru: leading university study fields 2017, by enrollment
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HESA. (January 30, 2023). Number of students enrolled in higher education in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875015/students-enrolled-in-higher-education-in-the-uk/
HESA. "Number of students enrolled in higher education in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in millions)." Chart. January 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875015/students-enrolled-in-higher-education-in-the-uk/
HESA. (2023). Number of students enrolled in higher education in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875015/students-enrolled-in-higher-education-in-the-uk/
HESA. "Number of Students Enrolled in Higher Education in The United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875015/students-enrolled-in-higher-education-in-the-uk/
HESA, Number of students enrolled in higher education in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875015/students-enrolled-in-higher-education-in-the-uk/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Number of students enrolled in higher education in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in millions) [Graph], HESA, January 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/875015/students-enrolled-in-higher-education-in-the-uk/