Official Statistics

Estimating suicide among higher education students, England and Wales: 2017 to 2023

Estimates of suicides among higher education students by sex, age and ethnicity between the academic year ending 2017 and the academic year ending 2023. Based on mortality records linked to Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student records. These are official statistics in development.

• From: Office for National Statistics
• Published: 9 September 2025

Applies to England and Wales

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Estimating suicide among higher education students, England and Wales: 2017 to 2023

https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/estimatingsuicideamonghighereducationstudentsenglandandwales2017to2023

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Published 9 September 2025