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Academic yearAcademic years run from 1 August of the initial year to 31 July of the following year.[Filtered]
[Collapse]Delivery mediumPrior to 2014/15 this dimension was based on the medium of delivery, and from 2014/15 onwards this dimension is dependent on the medium that the assessment was completed in. This creates a discontinuity in the series and therefore the data for medium of delivery are not comparable between these years. Any activities not delivered/assessed entirely in English or Welsh are deemed to be bilingual. Qualifications that teach the Welsh language, including Welsh for Adults, are categorised as English medium.<br /><br />The language dimension has been updated to use the new definition introduced in 2014/15. This information was previously published using the old definition.[Filtered]
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[Collapse]Region of domicileThis dimension gives the local authority of domicile of the learner, and has been calculated using their recorded home postcode. The 22 local authorities in Wales are grouped under four regions.[Filtered]
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[Collapse]Learning aimThe coding for learning aim is under review as currently the majority of courses are being classified as \'other\'.[Filtered]
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[Collapse]Sector subject areaThis dimension gives the sector subject area (SSA) of the learning activity. These SSAs are derived from the LearnDirect Classification System, and are the QCA defined learning areas with some amendments to be consistent with Estyn statistics. [Filter]
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[Collapse]ProviderThis dimension gives the provider with whom the learner is studying. Data for further education (FE) institutions includes work-based learning provision on a consortium member basis and local authority community learning (LACL) where there is a formal enrolment with the FE institution. The remainder of the providers are split between LACL and WBL providers, with the latter being grouped together as other training providers.[Filter]
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[Collapse]All providersLearner counts are based on providers\' own learner identifiers and therefore this figure will include some multiple-counting between providers.65,42021,1656,21524,41523,95013,73020,0809,95517,7008,2906,05016,5908,500200,62532,7305,570480,990
All providersLearner counts are based on providers\' own learner identifiers and therefore this figure will include some multiple-counting between providers.[Collapse]All Further Education institutions37,05020,9605,68522,50523,53012,04514,8306,85514,6808,2256,04015,6657,105170,06522,5203,735391,505
All Further Education institutionsBarry College.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Bridgend College1,8805209001,5351,085640425200690*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1457151704,3806853514,010
Coleg Sir Gar3,0401,2905351,0601,7651,3301,1352951,025902458654059,7602,3458025,275
Coleg Ceredigion.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Deeside College.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Coleg Glan Hafren.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Gorseinon College.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Coleg Gwent2,1704,4456602,5301,7701,8102,3405952,0403051,0202,72053526,0601,695.The data item is not applicable50,690
Grwp Llandrillo Menai5,2301,2505952,4552,1701,0752,0901,8801,620952509801,06035,5352,3551558,665
Coleg Llandrillo.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Coleg Llysfasi.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Coleg Meirion Dwyfor.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Merthyr Tydfil College410800.The data item is not applicable23062018521020025585275270251,655390.The data item is not applicable5,615
Pembrokeshire College3,3601,0703051,1451,055300450365415751706203007,8608702518,385
Coleg Morgannwg.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Coleg Powys.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
St David's Catholic Sixth Form College1651,860.The data item is not applicable70.The data item is not applicable34025105425240820410.The data item is not applicable2,245560.The data item is not applicable7,265
Swansea College.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Welsh College of Horticulture.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Yale College.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Ystrad Mynach College.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
WEA (South).The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
YMCA.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Coleg Menai.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Neath Port Talbot College.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Coleg Harlech / WEA (North).The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Gower College Swansea4,0302,4852101,8702,1501,2001,1706551,9706,3058458701,17011,4502,88513039,390
Cardiff and Vale College4,5902,1906753,1953,2201,2952,0407251,3501856654,01560522,3753,300550,425
Coleg Cambria4,0701,9558954,0201,9501,2501,3404301,3002455951,8951,15016,2802,6603,40543,450
Coleg Y Cymoedd2,7601,010752,6903,2408751,57539062511534056513010,8101,005.The data item is not applicable26,200
Adult Learning Wales1,875304402651,220285745*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,950175.The data item is not applicable19586512,1252,020.The data item is not applicable22,195
Grwp NPTC3,4752,0553951,4453,2751,4601,2901,0151,0153056701,5456909,5301,7454029,950
WEA Cymru.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
[Collapse]Other training providersOther training providers24,635.The data item is not applicable4151,3054155953,8952,145.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,08024,0609,59543068,570
[Collapse]Local Education Authority Community Learning providers3,735205110605.The data item is not applicable1,0901,3559603,0156559253156,5006151,40520,910
Local Education Authority Community Learning providersIsle of Anglesey.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable365.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable365
Gwynedd.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable450.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable460
Conwy.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable105.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable105
Denbighshire*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable25.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable145.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable15.The data item is not applicable225.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable410
Flintshire300.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable25.The data item is not applicable40252208035.The data item is not applicable1051529515.The data item is not applicable1,160
Wrexham27025550.The data item is not applicable4075485480.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication505574040.The data item is not applicable2,320
Powys.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7515.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable70.The data item is not applicable395.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable565
Ceredigion185.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable25.The data item is not applicable30.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable30*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication125.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable405
PembrokeshireBefore 2023/24, ineligible learning was submitted to LLWR. In 2023/24 this was corrected, reducing the number of learning activities by 87%. It also impacts learner and programme numbers.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable50.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable570.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable620
Carmarthenshire.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable70.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable180.The data item is not applicable350.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable600
Swansea.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable40.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable14065200800.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable45.The data item is not applicable150.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,435
Neath Port Talbot1020.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2510.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication.The data item is not applicable4045700.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable850
Bridgend510.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable15.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable75.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable10100.The data item is not applicable10220
The Vale of Glamorgan280.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable15.The data item is not applicable28035.The data item is not applicable105.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable60.The data item is not applicable49545*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,315
Rhondda Cynon Taf530.The data item is not applicable*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication20.The data item is not applicable1903002529515*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication65.The data item is not applicable560.The data item is not applicable1602,170
Merthyr Tydfil.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable60.The data item is not applicable75140
Caerphilly425.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable75.The data item is not applicable65130.The data item is not applicable170.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable251524525451,220
Blaenau Gwent18020.The data item is not applicable95.The data item is not applicable4015.The data item is not applicable195.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable201028525.The data item is not applicable880
Torfaen23520.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2010.The data item is not applicable160.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2535.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable500
Monmouthshire.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable25385.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable120.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable530
Newport5.The data item is not applicable30.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable65.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1010.The data item is not applicable7510225.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable430
Cardiff1,305120.The data item is not applicable320.The data item is not applicable50645.The data item is not applicable15.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable110654701,1104,215

Metadata

Title

Learning activities in further education and work-based learning in Wales

Last update

27 February 2025 27 February 2025

Next update

February 2026

Publishing organisation

Medr

Source 1

Lifelong Learning Wales Record, Welsh Government

Contact email

Statistics@medr.cymru

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English only

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

This table provides the number of learning activities pursued by post-16 learners (excluding those enrolled at higher education institutions and school sixth forms) attending institutions in Wales.

All figures are rounded to the nearest multiple of 5. Any values greater than 0 and less than 5 have been suppressed and replaced with an asterisk (*)

Data collection and calculation

From 2016/17 onwards all data in the table is calculated using the month 5 freeze of the Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR). This freeze is produced close to the end of the December after the academic year in question finishes. For example, the freeze containing the 2023/24 data was taken close to the end of December 2024.
Prior to 2016/17 data in the table was calculated using the month 7 freeze of the Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR). This freeze was produced close to the end of the February after the academic year in question finishes. For example, the freeze containing the 2015/16 data was taken close to the end of February 2017.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data in the table is presented on an academic year basis, which runs from 1st August - 31st July.

Users, uses and context

The data in this table are used both within and outside Medr to monitor educational trends and as a baseline for further analysis of the underlying data. Some of the key users are:

Ministers and the Members Research Service in the National Assembly for Wales
Officials in the Welsh Government
Other government departments
Further Education Institutions, Work-Based Learning providers and local authorities
Estyn, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education and Training in Wales
Students, researchers, and academics
Individual citizens, private companies, and the media

These statistics are used in a variety of ways. Some examples of these are:

General background and research
Inclusion in reports and briefings
Advice to Ministers
Informing and evaluating the education policy-making process in Wales

LLWR data are used to underpin funding and performance reports for learning providers, to calculate NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) figures and in student finance modelling.

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 an asterisk (*).

Statistical quality

Adult learning statistics were revised for 2023/24 due to data quality issues. One local authority had been submitting learning to the Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR) which should not have been included. The correct data for the 2023/24 academic year has been manually identified by the local authority. The investigation revealed that these data quality issues also existed in previous years, these have not been corrected.

Local Authority Community Learning statistics for all years before 2023/24 are likely to be overcounted. As a result, figures from 2023/24 that include Local Authority Community Learning data are not comparable to previous years.

Please see the quality and information section of the report Sta/Medr/06/2025: Further education, work-based learning and community learning, August 2023 to July 2024 - Medr for more information.
https://www.medr.cymru/en/News/sta-medr-06-2025-further-education-work-based-learning-and-community-learning-august-2023-to-july-2024/

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.

From 1 August 2017, information relating to Welsh for Adults provision in Further Education institutions is no longer collected through the LLWR.
From 1 August 2017, information relating to learning activities not funded by the Welsh Government is no longer collected through the LLWR

Keywords

Lifelong Learning Wales Record LLWR Further Education FE Community Learning ACL LACL Work Based Learning WBL Post 16 P16 Annual Volume