Written question asked by Lord Truscott (Non-affiliated) on Thursday, 11 June 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 2026. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Students: Qualifications
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many students attending UK universities have no previous qualifications.
- Answer
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The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) is responsible for collecting and publishing data on the UK higher education sector.
Table 47 of HESA’s ‘Higher Education Student Statistics: UK, 2024/25’ reports the number of UK domicile entrants to higher education by their highest qualification. According to Table 47, in 2024/25, there were 50,740 UK domicile entrants (undergraduate and postgraduate) to UK higher education with no formal qualification.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL901
- Session
- 2026-27
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- HL901_table
- Related items
- Subjects
- Qualifications Students
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- 2026-08-05 16:45:10 +0100
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