Participation of 16 to 30 year olds in education by mode, age and year

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Variable	Visibility	Selected values	Action
Data description	Shown in table	All 2 values	Change values
Year	Shown in table	All 21 values	Change values
Age	Shown in table	All 18 values	Change values
Sector	Shown in table	All 5 values	Change values
Gender	Shown in table	All 3 values	Change values
Mode	Shown in table	All 4 values	Change values

Table

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information, [p] = provisional, [r] = revised, [z] = not applicable.

Data values	Data description	Year	Age	Sector	Gender	Mode
67,420	Number	2004	16 to 18	Total	Persons	Full-time education
9,340	Number	2004	16 to 18	Total	Persons	Part-time education
8,970	Number	2004	16 to 18	Total	Persons	Work Based Learning
117,100	Number	2004	16 to 18	Total	Persons	Population
31,870	Number	2004	16 to 18	Total	Males	Full-time education
4,830	Number	2004	16 to 18	Total	Males	Part-time education
5,370	Number	2004	16 to 18	Total	Males	Work Based Learning
60,000	Number	2004	16 to 18	Total	Males	Population
35,550	Number	2004	16 to 18	Total	Females	Full-time education
4,520	Number	2004	16 to 18	Total	Females	Part-time education
3,600	Number	2004	16 to 18	Total	Females	Work Based Learning
57,100	Number	2004	16 to 18	Total	Females	Population
28,870	Number	2004	16 to 18	Schools	Persons	Full-time education
13,410	Number	2004	16 to 18	Schools	Males	Full-time education
15,460	Number	2004	16 to 18	Schools	Females	Full-time education
28,150	Number	2004	16 to 18	Further Education	Persons	Full-time education
6,980	Number	2004	16 to 18	Further Education	Persons	Part-time education
13,970	Number	2004	16 to 18	Further Education	Males	Full-time education
3,720	Number	2004	16 to 18	Further Education	Males	Part-time education
14,170	Number	2004	16 to 18	Further Education	Females	Full-time education
3,270	Number	2004	16 to 18	Further Education	Females	Part-time education
10,400	Number	2004	16 to 18	Higher Education	Persons	Full-time education
2,330	Number	2004	16 to 18	Higher Education	Persons	Part-time education
4,490	Number	2004	16 to 18	Higher Education	Males	Full-time education
1,090	Number	2004	16 to 18	Higher Education	Males	Part-time education

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Metadata

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Next update expected:November 2026

Updates

• 24th November 2025: Dataset first published.

Main information

• Designation: Accredited official statistics
• Data provider 1: Welsh Government
• Data source 1: Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC)
• Data provider 2: Higher Education Statistics Agency
• Data source 2: Student record
• Data provider 3: Welsh Government
• Data source 3: Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR)
• Data provider 4: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
• Data source 4: Mid-year population estimates

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  These data provide information on participation of 16 to 30 year olds in education and training by selected age groups. The single year of age data are also presented.

• Data collection or calculation:

  These statistics are derived from a number of administrative and survey based data sources, further information on each of the sources and the methodology for producing the estimates is available in the Participation of young people in education and the labour market: methodology note.

  Each annual release provides final data for previous years and provisional estimates for the latest year. Provisional estimates use the best data currently available for each aspect of participation. These include some final data, some provisional data and some modelling depending on the different sources of data. Estimates for previous years take into account final data not available at the time when they were originally published.

• Statistical quality:

  From 2004 onwards, the end of year populations have been derived from the mid-year estimates and population projections provided by the ONS then adjusted to age as at 31 August. For example age as at 31 August 2018 is used in the provisional figures for year end 2018.

  The economic status proportions are estimated from the Annual Population Survey. Therefore, these estimates will be subject to variation due to sampling error and also non-sampling error and should be treated with caution.

  The methodology used to produce the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) data has been updated from the 2022/23 academic year, impacting NEET estimates from 2022 onwards. The impacts of this methodology change on the estimates are small, with the difference in the higher education student population between the old and new methodology being less than 1 percentage point. Given this, no break in the time series is necessary, and comparisons before and after 2022 can still be made.

• Rounding applied:

  Most data are rounded to the nearest ten, apart from population estimates which are rounded to the nearest one hundred. Due to rounding the sums of rows or columns may not add to the total figure given.

• Related reports:
  • GOV.WALES Participation of young people in education and the labour market

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: labourmarket.stats@gov.wales