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Further education and skills: January 2026
Further education and skills summary data, including apprenticeships and detailed education and training, from August to October 2025.
Applies to England
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These further education and skills statistics for England cover the first quarter of the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
They include government-funded further education for adults, aged 19 and over. This covers:
- adult further education and skills summary statistics
- education and training summary statistics
- essential skills
- tailored learning and non-regulated provision
- learner participation and achievements
This excludes schools and higher education.
Headline further education figures include apprenticeships where appropriate.
A separate Apprenticeships: January 2026 statistics publication provides more information on apprenticeships.
Updates to this page
Published 29 January 2026