Findings from the data

Our annual student characteristics key findings reports summarise some of the sector-level trends that can be found in the access and participation data dashboard.

Read the student characteristics key findings reports

Archive reports

For key findings from the access and participation data dashboard from 2024 onwards, please see our student characteristics data 2010-11 to 2023-24 publication page. 

For key findings from previous years, please see the reports below.

Published 07 May 2020
Last updated 09 October 2025
09 October 2025
Added link to 2025 student characteristics key findings report.
28 March 2023
Published March 2023 sector summary.
31 August 2022
Minor corrections to a heading in Table 2 of the 2022 summary findings report, and headings in tab 6 'Continuation Time Series' of the 2022 supplementary tables spreadsheet
24 March 2022
Updated with annual release of data
11 March 2021
Updated with annual release of data

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