Official statistics announcement

Widening Participation in Higher Education: 2026

Annual statistics on higher education initial entrants and estimated percentages of participation, including participation by student characteristics.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 5 August 2025
• Last updated: 11 June 2026

• Release date: 9 July 2026 9:30am (confirmed)

These statistics will be released on 9 July 2026 9:30am