English Language: Education
(asked on 10th October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many learners were enrolled on ESOL courses between the ages of (a) 19 to 25, (b) 26 to 30, (c) 31 to 45, (d) 45 to 54 and (e) over 55 in the years (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2012-13, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17.
The table below provides participation on English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses by age band in the 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 academic years. All figures use full, final year data except for 2016/17 figures which are provisional.
Figures for the 2009/10 academic year are not available.
Year | Age Band | |||||
19 to 25 | 26 to 30 | 31 to 45 | 46 to 54 | Over 55 | Total | |
2012/13 | 26,040 | 28,950 | 66,280 | 17,320 | 7,660 | 146,200 |
2014/15 | 21,350 | 24,330 | 60,140 | 16,670 | 8,580 | 131,100 |
2015/16 | 18,460 | 20,860 | 51,620 | 12,930 | 6,720 | 110,600 |
2016/17 (P) | 18,690 | 21,050 | 54,570 | 13,660 | 6,460 | 114,400 |
(P) notes that the data are provisional
All totals are rounded to the nearest hundred