Adult community learning learners by provider, home region, provision type and demographic information

Table

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information.

Data values	Data description	Academic year	Provider	Home region	Age group	Gender	Demographic measure	Demographic value
24,900	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Total	Total
6,770	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Deprivation of home neighbourhood	1st (most deprived 20%)
5,270	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Deprivation of home neighbourhood	2nd
4,720	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Deprivation of home neighbourhood	3rd
4,215	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Deprivation of home neighbourhood	4th
3,700	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Deprivation of home neighbourhood	5th (least deprived 20%)
285	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Deprivation of home neighbourhood	Unknown
1,995	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Ethnic background	Asian, Asian British, Asian Welsh
950	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Ethnic background	Black, African, Caribbean, Black British, Black Welsh
405	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Ethnic background	Mixed, Multiple ethnic groups
14,325	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Ethnic background	White
985	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Ethnic background	Other ethnic groups
6,705	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Ethnic background	Information refused / not known
190	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	Indian
345	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	Pakistani
580	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	Bangladeshi
275	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	Chinese
615	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	Any other Asian background
780	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	African
65	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	Caribbean
105	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	Any other Black, Black Welsh, Black British, African or Caribbean background
95	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	White and Black African
75	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	White and Black Caribbean
100	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	White and Asian
140	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	Any other Mixed or Multiple background
12,305	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	White Welsh / English / Scottish / Northern Irish / British
5	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	Gypsy, Traveller or Irish Traveller
5	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	Roma
505	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	White unknown
1,540	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	Any other White background
985	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	Any Other ethnic group
6,705	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Detailed ethnic background	Unknown or not given
3,910	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Learning difficulty or impairment status	Learning difficulty or impairment
21,630	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Learning difficulty or impairment status	No learning difficulty or impairment
215	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Visual impairment
410	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Hearing impairment
1,005	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Physical and / or medical difficulties
265	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Behavioural, emotional and social difficulties
25	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Multi-sensory impairment
500	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Autistic spectrum disorders
80	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Speech, language and communication difficulties
485	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Moderate / general learning difficulties
90	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Severe learning difficulties
25	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Profound and multiple learning difficulties
630	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Dyslexia
35	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Dyscalculia
60	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Dyspraxia
200	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
95	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Not known
70	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Information refused
21,560	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	All learners	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Does not apply
7,580	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Total	Total
2,085	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Deprivation of home neighbourhood	1st (most deprived 20%)
1,625	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Deprivation of home neighbourhood	2nd
1,385	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Deprivation of home neighbourhood	3rd
1,285	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Deprivation of home neighbourhood	4th
1,085	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Deprivation of home neighbourhood	5th (least deprived 20%)
130	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Deprivation of home neighbourhood	Unknown
540	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Ethnic background	Asian, Asian British, Asian Welsh
360	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Ethnic background	Black, African, Caribbean, Black British, Black Welsh
110	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Ethnic background	Mixed, Multiple ethnic groups
4,275	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Ethnic background	White
320	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Ethnic background	Other ethnic groups
2,075	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Ethnic background	Information refused / not known
50	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	Indian
65	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	Pakistani
160	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	Bangladeshi
70	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	Chinese
200	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	Any other Asian background
295	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	African
30	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	Caribbean
40	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	Any other Black, Black Welsh, Black British, African or Caribbean background
30	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	White and Black African
15	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	White and Black Caribbean
30	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	White and Asian
35	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	Any other Mixed or Multiple background
3,730	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	White Welsh / English / Scottish / Northern Irish / British
[c]	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	Gypsy, Traveller or Irish Traveller
[c]	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	Roma
150	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	White unknown
395	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	Any other White background
320	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	Any Other ethnic group
2,075	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Detailed ethnic background	Unknown or not given
1,420	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Learning difficulty or impairment status	Learning difficulty or impairment
6,395	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Learning difficulty or impairment status	No learning difficulty or impairment
80	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Visual impairment
125	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Hearing impairment
290	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Physical and / or medical difficulties
90	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Behavioural, emotional and social difficulties
10	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Multi-sensory impairment
255	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Autistic spectrum disorders
35	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Speech, language and communication difficulties
245	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Moderate / general learning difficulties
45	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Severe learning difficulties
15	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Profound and multiple learning difficulties
195	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Dyslexia
10	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Dyscalculia
20	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Dyspraxia
50	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
40	Number of learners	2024-25	Total	All areas	All ages	Male	Primary learning difficulty or impairment	Not known

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Next update expected:March 2026

Updates

• 26th February 2026: Dataset first published.

Main information

• Designation: Official statistics
• Data provider 1: Welsh Government
• Data source 1: Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR)
• Data provider 2: Welsh Government
• Data source 2: Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR)

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  Learners taking adult community learning. Includes local authority community learning, and community learning delivered by colleges as part-time further education.

  The dataset contains the following variables:

  Academic year: Runs from 1st August to 31st July.

  Home region: The local authority of domicile of the learner, calculated using the learner's home postcode.

  Provider: The lead provider of the learning. If a provider has merged, historical data includes all previous providers. Historical providers are providers that don't exist as lead providers in the most recent year.

  Age group: Age of the learner at 31st August of the academic year.

  Gender: It is displayed as it is collected in the data, but this does not follow best practice. We will evaluate how gender and/or sex should be collected in the Lifelong Learning Record Wales (LLWR).

  Demographic measure: Types of characteristic information.

  Demographic value: The individual characteristics of the demographic measure.

  Deprivation of home neighbourhood: The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) quintile of the area based on the learner's postcode.

  Ethnic background: Categorised by 5 broad groups, and 18 sub-groups.

  Learning difficulty or impairment: Learning difficulty or impairment types only relate to learners with a learning difficulty or impairment that impacts on their ability to learn and/or use facilities of a kind generally supplied by the learning provider, and are based on the learner's own assessment of their health.

• Data collection or calculation:

  The Lifelong Learning Wales Record is the data collection system employed by the Welsh Government to enable FE, WBL and local authority community earning providers to submit on-line individualised data on learners, their learning programmes, activities and awards.

  Welsh Government systems load the data on to a database to facilitate analysis. The database is then transferred to Medr for processing and analysing. Further information on LLWR including user support manuals can be found on the Welsh Government’s website.

  The data used in these statistics is extracted from the LLWR on the Thursday of the third full week of December.

  The primary purpose of the LLWR is to provide FE/WBL/local authority community learning data to facilitate the planning and funding of learning delivery. The LLWR data are also a basis for monitoring of performance and outcomes, informing strategy and development and the provision of statistics on FE/WBL/local authority community learning in Wales.

• Statistical quality:

  Statisticians within Medr review the data and query any anomalies with the LLWR data collection team and, where relevant, with learning providers before tables are published. The LLWR data underlying this table are intended to be final, for non-funding purposes.

• Rounding applied:

  All figures in the table have been rounded to the closest multiple of 5. All non-zero values less than 5 have been suppressed and are denoted by [c].

• Related reports:
  • medr.cymru/en/statistics/

Published by

• Organisation: Medr
• Contact email: statistics@medr.cymru