Collection

Statistics: widening participation in higher education

Annual statistics on participation in higher education by pupil and study characteristics.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 13 August 2013
• Last updated: 9 July 2026 — See all updates

Documents

• Widening participation in higher education: 2026
  • 9 July 2026
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education: 2025
  • 31 July 2025
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education: 2024
  • 24 October 2024
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education: 2023
  • 13 July 2023
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education: 2022
  • 28 July 2022
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education: 2021
  • 14 October 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education: 2020
  • 30 July 2020
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education: 2019
  • 17 December 2019
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education: 2018
  • 22 November 2018
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education: 2017
  • 3 August 2017
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education: 2016
  • 3 August 2016
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education 2015
  • 15 July 2015
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education 2014
  • 16 July 2014
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education 2013
  • 7 August 2013
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education 2012
  • 9 August 2012
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education 2011
  • 10 August 2011
  • Official Statistics
• Widening participation in higher education 2010
  • 22 July 2010
  • Official Statistics

Published 13 August 2013

Last updated 9 July 2026 — Show all updates

1. 9 July 2026

   Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2026'.

2. 31 July 2025

   Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2025'.

3. 24 October 2024

   Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2024'.

4. 13 July 2023

   'Widening participation in higher education: 2023' was added.

5. 28 July 2022

   Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2022'.

6. 14 October 2021

   Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2021'.

7. 30 July 2020

   Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2020'. Updated collection to note that from 30 July 2020, the DfE will be publishing the Widening participation in higher education releases on a new statistics site, Explore Education Statistics (EES).

8. 17 December 2019

   Removed content from the details section and rewrote the summary.

9. 17 December 2019

   Added Widening participation in higher education: 2019.

10. 12 September 2019

    Added text explaining that publication of Widening participation in higher education: 2019 is being delayed until December while we explore whether a new measure can be incorporated into the release.

11. 22 November 2018

    Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2018'.

12. 3 August 2017

    Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2017'.

13. 3 August 2016

    Added 'Widening participation in higher education: 2016' to the collection.

14. 15 July 2015

    Widening participation in higher education 2015 added.

15. 16 July 2014

    Added 'Widening participation in higher education 2014'

16. 13 August 2013

    First published.