Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students were enrolled in further education colleges in each of the past five years; and what estimate he has made of the number of students enrolled in further education colleges in each of the next five years.

Information on participation at Further Education providers over the last five academic years is published in provider reports (first link below) in the FE Data Library (second link below).

The Department do not produce forecasts for Further Education & Skills learner numbers.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-local-authority-tables